New free Chinese herbal database launched called SuperTCM
SuperTCM is an online resource that connects data from multiple scientific sources and languages. Drug information from published TCM databases and the official Chinese Pharmacopoeia as well as specialized meta-websites such as Kew’s Medicinal Plant Names Service was integrated on a higher level. The aim of this new herbals database is to facilitate the studies of the actions of TCM drugs and expand their applications.
The SuperTCM database can be searched for:
- Plant/Herb
- Recipe
- Ingredient
- Target
- Disease