The Development Trend of Medical Animals in the Last Ten Years: A Review

Dan  Luo; Jinxing Wang; Ziyan  Wang; Fang Fang; Yanhong  Kang; Ouying  Chen

doi:10.18502/ijph.v52i7.13235

Dan Luo Department of Dermatology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Ziyuan Road. Changsha, Hunan, China
Jinxing Wang Faculty of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Xuxue Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
Ziyan Wang Faculty of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Xuxue Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
Fang Fang Faculty of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Xuxue Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
Yanhong Kang Faculty of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Xuxue Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
Ouying Chen Faculty of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Xuxue Road, Changsha, Hunan, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v52i7.13235

Keywords: Medical animals; Traditional Chinese medicine; Bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Background: There are many kinds of medicinal animal resources, which are an important part of traditional Chinese medicine resources (TCM). However, the use of medicinal animals in TCM, especially wild animals, has become a sensitive problem at home and abroad. Systematic analysis on the research status and direction of medical animals in the last 10 years which for promoting the sustainable development of Chinese medicine.

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, CNKI, VIP database and WanFang Database were selected, and SPSS 25.0 software was used to analyze annual publications, journals, global distribution, authors, coauthors and co-authors rate, author institutions and high-frequency keywords.

Results: Chinese Journal of modern Chinese medicine occupies the majority articles with a high co-authorship rate, but low impact factors. The development of medical animals around the world is not balanced. The top three countries are China, United Kingdom and United States. However, these countries have less exchanges and cooperation with each other. The Institute of TCM of Chinese Academy owns the most research achievements. At present, the hot spots involve the identification and quality of medical animals, applied basic research.

Conclusion: The identification, quality and applied basic research of medical animals are still worthy of increasing research investment. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen exchanges and international cooperation among different countries in TCM, and promote the high-quality development in medical animals.