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This website is MateriaTrace — a free, static, publicly-archived bilingual knowledge atlas for Chinese medicine. It offers open, unrestricted browsing of herbs, formulas, concepts, sources, and journal articles. There is no account, sign-in, or paid tier of any kind.
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MateriaTrace is an educational and professional reference resource. It does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment recommendations, prescriptions, or personalised medical advice of any kind. Classical text records — including descriptions of herb toxicity, dosage, and traditional usage — are historical and scholarly documentation only. They do not constitute modern medical recommendations and must not be used to guide self-treatment. Always consult a qualified, licensed practitioner before making any clinical or health-related decision.
You may use this site for personal research and professional reference. You may not: scrape or bulk-download content by automated means; attempt to bypass access controls, rate limits, or robots.txt restrictions; reproduce or redistribute MateriaTrace content for commercial purposes without written permission; or use the site in any way that violates applicable law.
The MateriaTrace name, logo, design, and brand are the property of [PLACEHOLDER entity name]. Classical source texts quoted on this site are in the public domain; however, the curation, bilingual presentation, English translation, structured annotations, and original editorial content are original works belonging to [PLACEHOLDER entity name] and may not be reproduced without permission.
MateriaTrace draws on classical Chinese medical texts (public domain), WHO international nomenclature (licensed for non-commercial use), and other scholarly sources. Each entity page identifies its sources. Third-party source materials remain the intellectual property of their respective rights holders.
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We may update these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" date above will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
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⚠️ Draft — not legal advice. This is a placeholder draft; have it reviewed by a qualified legal professional or compliant legal service (e.g. Termly) before real launch. All [PLACEHOLDER] markers must be replaced with accurate, entity-specific information.