在日本,研究新药应当走什么道路,有着各种不同的观点,作者认为,从天然物中寻找系最为有效的方法。大部分的新药依赖于合成药物,但是要从为数众多的合成有机化合物中筛选出一种有效物质,需要大量的人力和物力,这在日本也是极其困难的事情。与其他国家药物研究相比,日本的药品研究仍相当薄弱,唯一的道路只有从独特的药物,即 In Japan, there are different perspectives on what path new drugs should take. The authors believe that the most effective way to look for natural resources is to study it. Most of the new drugs rely on synthetic drugs, but screening a large number of synthetic organic compounds out of a valid substance requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which is extremely difficult in Japan. Compared with other national drug research, Japan’s drug research is still quite weak, the only way only from the unique drugs, namely