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The
Institute of Medicinal Plant Development
(IMPLAD), affiliated with the Chinese Academy of
Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College
(PUMC), was established in August 1983. Although the
institute’s main headquarters are located in the
Zhongguancun Scientific and Technical Zone, Beijing, it
also has three growing areas totaling over 5000 Mu of
land in the subtropical regions of southern China,
respectively located in Yunnan, Hainan and Guangxi
Provinces. As one of five well-known institutes
specializing in medicinal plant research around the
world, it plays a leading role in research into Chinese
medicinal herbs.
IMPLAD
is dedicated to protecting, developing and utilizing
medicinal plant resources by means of modern scientific
technology. As a participating member of the National
Program for the Modernization and Industrialization of
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the institute
undertakes the important tasks of preserving the
germplasm resources of Chinese medicinal plants,
protecting rare and endangered species, developing and
implementing the policies seen in the Good Agricultural
Practice (GAP), researching reference standards for TCM
and conducting surveys of medicinal herb
resources.
IMPLAD
has a staff of 680 individuals, including 1 member of
the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and 150
professors and associate professors ─ five of whom have
been awarded the title “National Outstanding Scientist”.
Fifty of these professors and associate professors
supervise a total of 120 research postgraduates and also
number among themselves many world famous experts,
including the founder of pharmacophylogenetics,
Professor XIAO Peigen (member of CAE, also called “the
living TCM dictionary”). IMPLAD’s team of highly
qualified TCM scientists and ambitious young researchers
also includes other well-known experts like Professor XU
Jintang, who specializes in Gastrodia (TIAN MA),
Professor LIU Tiecheng, who specializes in American
Ginseng, Professor ZHOU Qingnian, who specializes in
Amomi (SHA REN), and Professor CHEN Weiping, who
specializes in Mucade (ROU DOU
KOU).
Over
the past two decades, researchers at IMPLAD have
ceaselessly devoted themselves to the improvement of
human health through the development, utilization and
protection of medicinal plant resources. Having taken on
the task of researching this area, the institute and its
researchers have helped to continuously improve the
quality and capacity of the relevant technologies and
sciences. Over the years, this has lead to international
recognition and widespread influence in the global arena
of medical plant
research.
In
the wake of recent changes and development seen over the
past few years, a new generation of researchers at
IMPLAD has inherited the best of the past and is
continuing the strong tradition of innovation. By
carving out new areas of research, these individuals are
also helping to ensure that the work continues in its
rapid development. In addition to the international
influence of its research into medicinal plant resources
and their protection, research at the institute has
achieved international levels in the fields of plant
cultivation, natural product chemistry, pharmacology,
toxicology, and biotechnology. Since its foundation, the
institute has undertaken over 300 key state research
projects, published more than 2,500 papers,
edited/written more than 100 books and received over 90
scientific awards, including more than 70 national and
provincial prizes. Most notably, during the national
“Tenth Five-year plan”, the institute was specifically
awarded 197 national level projects and, in 2005,
research funding surpassed 40 million Chinese Yuan. Over
the years, the institute has participated in the
establishment of a number of international and national
TCM R&D bases, including:
● The WHO Center for
Collaboration on Traditional Medicine (1986)
● The
Center for the Utilization and Conservation of Chinese
Medicinal Herb Resources (a key research laboratory
established by the State Administration of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, 1996)
● The National Medicinal
Plant Seed Resource Bank (2005)
● The National Center
for Chinese Medicinal Herb Reference Standards
● The
Laboratory for Investigation into the Chemical Basis and
Resource Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Herbs (a key
research laboratory established by the Ministry of
Education, PRC, 2004)
● The Chinese Medicinal Herb
Resource Conservation and Phytochemistry Laboratory (a
key research laboratory established by the State
Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2003)
● The Beijing Municipal Department of
Pharmacognosy (a key research department established in
2002)
● National Technical Platforms:
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Technical platform for medicinal plant germplasm
resources (2002)
〇 Technical platform for the
prevention of plant diseases and insect pests on Chinese
medicinal herbs
〇 Technical platform for the testing
of pesticide residue in Chinese medicinal herbs
(2003)
〇 Technical platform for pharmacology and
toxicology (2005)
〇 Technical platform for Chinese
medicinal herb seed standards (2005)
As
mentioned previously, IMPLAD has been involved in a
great number of national and international projects.
Some of the projects include：
● A key project
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of
China------ Research into the pharmaphylogeny of
important medicinal plant groups in China.
● A
special high technology project supported by National
Development and Reform Commission-------A model project
for using wild crafting techniques to commercialize
Fritillaria cirrhosa (Chuan Bei Mu), an endangered
biological resource in Western China.
● NIH
Project------Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy (CHT) for
Asthma: Project 3 – Chemical and Biological
Characteristics of Botanicals (PI)
● The Special
Funds for National Sci-tech Infrastructure Platform
project ------ Development and delineation of
description protocols for medicinal plant germplasm
resources
● The Ministry of Finance supported
Scientific Research Special Funds project
------Establishment of Chinese Medicinal Herb germplasm
resources
● National “Tenth Five-year plan” State
Key Technologies R&D Program --- Prevention and
control of pests and diseases affecting Chinese
medicinal herbs
● National “863 Program”---- R&D
into two new TCM drugs -- Gastrodia elata nucleotides
and Ximingting tablets.
● National “863
Program”----R&D into Yufengningxin sustained release
tablets.
● National “Tenth Five-year plan” State Key
Technologies R&D Program ----- Research and
delineation of quality standards and control protocols
for the seeds of 20 species of Chinese medicinal
herbs
● A Ministry of Science and Technology “Basic
Science Project”----Preservation of Chinese medicinal
herb germplasm
resources.
IMPLAD
is actively involved in international exchange and
cooperation; over the past few years, it has sent thirty
research investigators to such places as the USA, the
UK, Korea and Hong Kong for training, study and
collaborative research, and 96 have been sent abroad to
participate in international conferences and academic
exchanges. As the WHO Center for Collaboration on
Traditional Medicine in China, we have received over 300
overseas delegations for a total of more than 1000
scientists coming to participate in academic exchange,
and have as well hosted the training of 12 foreign
scientists from such countries as the UK, Japan, Korea,
India and Nepal. The institute has established
international exchange and collaboration with
institutions from 50 countries including the US, the UK,
France, Japan, and Peru. At the moment, the institute is
involved in the organization of the Ninth International
Congress on
Ethnopharmacology.
Under
the directorship of Professor CHEN Shi-Lin, the Director
of IMPLAD, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ? Peking
Union Medical College Institute of Medicinal Plant
Development is deeply involved in research, and, as the
institute is determined and dauntless in its
advancement, it is re-writing the book on the science of
medicinal herbs in China!
ADD：No. 151 Malianwa
North Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100094, P. R.
China
POSTCODE：100094
TEL：+86-10-62896288
FAX：+86-10-62899715
WEBSITE：http://www.implad.ac.cn;
E-MAIL：implad@implad.ac.cn
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