Herbzyme: uncovering a secret of traditional Paozhi-processing and advancing the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine through nanotechnology, sustainability, and AI

Herbzyme: uncovering a secret of traditional Paozhi-processing and advancing the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine through nanotechnology, sustainability, and AI

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Yingqiu Xie¹^,^*

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine | 2026, 6(3) : 303 - 308

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Herbzyme: uncovering a secret of traditional Paozhi-processing and advancing the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine through nanotechnology, sustainability, and AI

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Yingqiu Xie¹^,^*

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¹Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Published: 2026-09-25 doi: 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000210

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Yingqiu Xie. Herbzyme: uncovering a secret of traditional Paozhi-processing and advancing the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine through nanotechnology, sustainability, and AI[J]. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, 2026 , 6 (3) : 303 -308 . DOI: 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000210

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Nazarbayev University Faculty-Development Competitive Research Grants Program(110119FD4531; 11022021FD2920; 040225FD4744)
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs of Peking University(KF2025036)

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doi: 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000210

Receive Date：2026-06-16
Online Date：2026-11-04
Published：2026-09-25

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Received：2026-06-16
Accepted：2026-08-17

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Nazarbayev University Faculty-Development Competitive Research Grants Program(110119FD4531; 11022021FD2920; 040225FD4744)

State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs of Peking University(KF2025036)

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¹Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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^* Yingqiu Xie, E-mail: yingqiu.xie@nu.edu.kz.

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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

科 Family	属数 Number of genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)	属 Genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae	2	11	5.26	鹅膏菌属 Amanita	10	4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae	2	12	5.74	丝盖伞属 Inocybe	5	2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae	8	14	6.70	蜡蘑属 Laccaria	5	2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae	3	23	11.00	小皮伞属 Marasmius	6	2.87
				小菇属 Mycena	11	5.26
				光柄菇属 Pluteus	5	2.39
				红菇属 Russula	17	8.13
				栓菌属 Trametes	5	2.39

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