中文摘要：

当前,教学方法优化改革已成为教育部以及高校各专业共同关心的热点话题。笔者结合自身中药学教学实践,首次明确提出了中药学纵横贯通教学法,阐释了纵向分析是对药物全面掌握的重要途径,横向对比是区别相似药物及有局部共性药物的关键所在;在此基础上,纵中有横、以横带纵、纵横贯通从而将知识融会贯通的教学模式。本文将为中药学教学方法的优化改革提供有意义的参考。

英文摘要：

At present, reform in optimizing teaching methods has become a hot topic commonly concerned by the Education Ministry and educators in colleges and universities. We proposed a teaching method of Chinese Materia Medica by horizontal analysis and longitudinal comparison （HALC） in this paper. It will provide a meaningful reference for the optimization of education reform in Chinese Materia Medica.