天然药物不论是历史还是现在都为人类的健康发展做出了重要贡献。天然药物化学是运用现代科学理论与技术研究天然药物中化学成分的一门学科,其发展越来越受到科学家的重视。对天然药物化学学科的发展以及与相关学科的关系进行简要总结和分析,期望为青年科技工作者以启示。

Natural products have been the source of most of the active ingredients in medicines. Natural medicines play an important role to keep the healthy of mankind in history even today. Chemistry of natural medicine is a scientific branch of exploration chemical composition in natural medicine using the modern science and technology and has captured the more and more attention of scientists. The development in chemistry of natural medicine and its relationship of other related disciplines are summerized in this paper.

国家自然科学基金资助项目(81072551);河北省自然科学基金资助项目(C2010000489);河北省引进留学人员基金(2008-2010);河北医科大学教育科学研究重点课题(09zd-17)