Prof.em.Dr.Dr.h.c.mult. Hildebert Wagner Ludwig-Maximilians-University Center of Pharma Research Department Pharmacy Germany, Munich Prof. Dr. Rudolf Bauer Karl-Franzens-University Graz Institute of Pharmaceutical Science Department of Pharmacognosy Austria, Graz Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Melchart Compentence Centre for Complementary Medicine and Naturopathy Technical University Munich Germany, Munich Prof. Pei-Gen Xiao The Editorial Offi ce of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Beijing Institute of Medicinal Plant Development Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing, China Dipl.Kfm. Anton Staudinger Visiting Professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Executive Council Member of WFCMS TCM hospital Bad Kötzting, First German hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Psychosomatically and Psychotherapeutically