千几年来，中草药作为中医学防治疾病的主要，对保障人民健康和中华民族繁衍，起著不可忽视的作用。中草药的发现和应用，经历了长期实践过程
始自原始时代，我们的祖先在生活与生产活动中，经过反复的试验、观察、口尝身受、实际体验。因此，中草药作为纯天然药物，受到了人们的重视，在治疗及疾病，保健身体等各方面，多成为一重发展潮流。
那么在马来西亚的平原山地和海域，也同样分著种类繁多，产量丰富的中草药资源。
笔者程顺章（老二），喜爱研究中草药多年。曾编著《中华生草药图》一书，以响应全马对中草药防病健身有兴趣人士的需要。后又集数十年经验，并於国内外求师问道，成立程氏贸易公司，出品纯天然中草药制剂“ 益宝灵 ”开始，经政府卫生部门多次析间验后，批准经销，希望有助於全马各族人民的保健延年。
TKC草药园也因程顺章（老二）建起发展并有了可以参观多种各式各样的草药，更能提供草药爱好者前来免费观光。
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For thousands of years, Chinese herbs have remained as a main resource for treating disease and illness in Chinese Traditional medicine. It has played an important role both in health care for the community as well as helping the Chinese race multiply from generations to generations. Through extensive trials and testing’s by many herbalists in the long history, the discovery and application of Chinese herbs has come a long way to become what it is today – Traditional Chinese Medical Science (中国传统医学) & Science of Chinese Medicine Material （中药药材学）. During the long history of evolution, many renowned physicians had left behind records and great masterpieces of their researches which become the pride of the Chinese. Just to name a few, The Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic (神农本草经) which dates back to the 2nd century, was one of the earliest books ever found on Chinese Medicine. The book “New Editions On Herbs” (新修草本Tang Materia Medical) written in the 7th century (the Tang Dynasty) too contributed significantly to the medical world. Then, in 16th century there was the book on “Compendium of Materia Medical” (本草纲目) by Lee Shi Zhen (李时珍 1519-1593 A.D. during Ming Dynasty) who devoted his entire life in the research and studies on herbs. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.), a famous physician Zhao Xue-Min (赵学敏 1719-1805 A.D.) further enriched the historical treasures on Chinese herbs with his contribution of the book called “Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medical” (本草纲目拾遗).
