College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
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merit and integrity, respect for human beings, weighting of risk-benefit and justice. These principles form the basis for any discussion concerning human research ethics and are applicable to all areas of research including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. World Health Organisation document, Guidelines for Clinical Research on Acupuncture, states that 'consideration should be given to the different value systems that are involved in human rights such as social, cultural and historical issues' and that 'further studies should be conducted in relation to ethical issues involved in clinical research on acupuncture'. In addition to outlining the four basic principles, this paper will also examine the effect of Asian culture on Western human research ethics and how this may impact upon issues such as informed consent and weighting of risk-benefit.
卓越和诚信、尊重人类、风险效益权衡和公正。这些原则是任何有关人类研究伦理的讨论的基础，适用于包括针灸和中药在内的所有研究领域。世界卫生组织的《针灸临床研究指南》指出，“应考虑涉及人权的不同价值体系，如社会、文化和历史问题”，“应就针灸临床研究中涉及的伦理问题进行进一步研究”。本文除了概述四项基本原则外，还将探讨亚洲文化对西方人类研究伦理的影响，以及这可能如何影响知情同意和风险效益权衡等问题。
