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The application status of Chinese herbal medicine in military health service in China

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Military medicine has had a long history in China since the emergence of the war. Chinese medicine, especially Chinese herbs, was widely used in China as well as other Asian countries for the prevention and treatment of diseases in the military for hundreds of years. However, the use of Chinese medicine in military health service has never been well studied. In this article, we briefly summarize the application status of Chinese herbal medicine in military health service in China, putting particular emphasis on special military environment, in an attempt to build a bridge between Chinese medicine and military health service and promote the quality of health service for the military and maintain world peace.

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    Ge-liang Yang  (杨葛亮), Wei Gu  (顾 伟), Hui-qing Zhang  (张慧卿), Xiao-feng Zhai  (翟笑枫), Xiao-qian Li  (李霄茜) & Chang-quan Ling  (凌昌全)

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Yang, Gl., Gu, W., Zhang, Hq. et al. The application status of Chinese herbal medicine in military health service in China. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 555–560 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-015-2155-9

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