精致原料和优良辅料是现代中药制剂发展的核心内容，而引经药作为长期中医临床的实践总结，具有制剂载体的类似功能。对引经中药的研究现状进行分析，尝试性地提出研究思路：一方面要利用引经作用加强对中药活性成分群的筛选，制备精致原料，另一方面要科学阐述引经作用的物质基础及作用机制，开发优良辅料，促进现代中药制剂的快速发展。

Exquisite materials and excellent excipients are the key parts of modern Chinese medicine development. Long-term clinical researches indicate that the meridian guided medicine has the property of carriers. In this paper, the status of the meridian guided medicine was analyzed, and the research ideas were tried to be put forward. On the one hand, to take advantage of the meridian guided action, the screening of active ingredients should be strengthened. On the other hand, the material basis and mechanism of meridian guided action were clearly explained. In summary, deep research of the meridian guided medicine can exploit the excellent excipients to promote the rapid development of modern Chinese medicine.

国家自然科学基金资助项目（81274088）；安徽省高校省级自然科学研究重点项目（KJ2014A242）