About The Section
Traditional Medicine
Publishes original research articles, letters, reviews/mini-reviews and guest-edited thematic issues in all areas of traditional medicine.
Articles of a multidisciplinary nature are particularly welcomed. Submissions in the following areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:
• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Botanical Medicine
• Evaluation of Effectiveness, Safety and Cost-effectiveness
• Integrative Medicine
• Massage Therapy
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Multidisciplinary Approaches for Studying Traditional Medicine
• Naturopathy
• Nutrition and Dietary Supplements
• Qi Gong
• Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine
• Tai Chi
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Yoga
• Other Traditional Medicine Practices
Dr. Ping Chung Leung received his DSc degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1994. Currently, he is serving as the director at Centre for Clinical Trials on Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medicine, CUHK and a Research Professor at the Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Leung is also associated with several journals as an Editorial Board Member including POJ Oncology Research and Practice, Annals of Burns and Trauma, British Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, etc. Moreover, he is a reviewer for several journals such as Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biological Research, Nutrients and so on. He has received several awards for his efforts such as Pioneer of Hand Surgery by Hand Surgery Society and Humanity Award by Hong Kong Red Cross. His research interests include Orthopaedics, Osteoporosis, Surgery, Microsurgery, Health, Traditional Chinese Medicine and General Education. He has published over 1,200 scientific manuscripts in referee journals, 15 books and 130 book chapters.
Dr. Wei Cai received his Ph.D degree from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2015. He is currently an associate professor in the school of pharmaceutical science, Hunan University of Medicine. During 2017-2018, he was a visiting scholar at Yale University under the supervision of Prof.Yung-Chi Cheng. He is especially interested in the metabolism and pharmacokinetics of traditional Chinese medicine. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Jian-Bo Yang received his Ph.D. degree from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2015. He is currently an associate professor at National Institutes for Food and Drug Control. He is especially interested in isolation and identification of the potential active and toxic compounds from traditional Chinese medicine. Meanwhile, he is also interested in applying the new methods and technology for characterizing and identifying active/toxic compounds in order to control the quality and safety of traditional Chinese medicine. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers.
Section: Traditional Medicine
