Chinanews.com, Beijing, October 11th. Title: The epidemic brings opportunities for overseas promotion of Chinese medicine. Chinese practitioners are more confident
China News Agency reporter Ran Wenjuan
The 15th World Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine held in Rome in November 2018 will be set up as "World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day" on October 11 every year, and today will usher in the second "World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day".
In the context of the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, traditional Chinese medicine has played a unique role in the fight against the epidemic, and its spread overseas has also ushered in an opportunity.
The anti-epidemic efficacy of Chinese medicine has attracted overseas attention
In the process of China’s fight against the epidemic, in the absence of specific medicines and vaccines in the early stage, the law and experience of traditional Chinese medicine in treating viral infectious diseases have been summarized, and a diagnosis and treatment plan of Chinese medicine and combined traditional Chinese and Western medicine for the treatment of new coronary pneumonia has been formed, which has become the Chinese plan Important features and advantages, the prescription "three medicines and three prescriptions" selected through clinical screening also has definite effects.
The anti-epidemic efficacy of Chinese medicine has aroused widespread concern overseas.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Mejesi once said: “China’s achievements in fighting the epidemic are obvious to all. An important reason is the good integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.” Succi Gezo, the chief adviser to the Prime Minister of Hungary, said at the event in August. The wisdom and methods of Chinese medicine culture have successfully helped Hungary become one of the most outstanding and successful countries in Europe in the fight against the new crown epidemic.
In the second edition of the Laos new coronary pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan, the "Chinese medicine treatment" part was independently written, and four Chinese medicines were also obtained in Laos, including the body-building and anti-epidemic mixture, the Qingwenjiiere mixture, the Huoxiangzhengqi capsule, and the Lianhua Qingwen capsule. Adoption and clinical use.
According to Wang Wei, the leader of the “Qingfei Paidu Decoction” emergency expert team of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the vice president of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, currently one of the “three medicines and three prescriptions” of Qingfei Paidu Decoction is available in Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. , Malaysia and other countries; Lianhua Qingwen Capsules have been approved for import in more than 10 countries; China also donated Jinhua Qinggan granules to Italy, Hungary, New Zealand and other countries.
According to data from the General Administration of Customs, the export volume of Chinese medicinal materials and Chinese medicines has shown a rapid increase since March this year.
International cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine is even higher
Statistics show that Chinese medicine has spread to 183 countries and regions around the world.
China has signed special TCM cooperation agreements with more than 40 foreign governments, regional authorities and international organizations.
In June of this year, the construction of the 4000-square-meter Chinese Medicine Training Center of Semmelves University in Hungary began.
In order to support the school to strengthen traditional Chinese medicine research and support the construction of the China-Central and Eastern European Chinese Medicine Center, the Hungarian government invested 5.9 billion forints (approximately 130 million yuan) in Semelves University.
Africa's first Chinese medicine center-China-Mauritius Chinese Medicine Center opened in 2019.
Taking acupuncture and moxibustion as a breakthrough point, the center developed an innovative model of "acupuncture and massage + Chinese medicine internal medicine". It also opened an account through social platforms to regularly introduce Chinese medicine culture and China's anti-epidemic results.
At present, people from Mauritius often call for health consultation.
Chinese practitioners: a long way to go and a long time to work
Overseas Chinese Chinese medicine practitioners have been committed to the overseas promotion of Chinese medicine. They believe that the epidemic has brought opportunities for the spread of Chinese medicine overseas, but they still need to work hard and lay a solid foundation to win the recognition of more foreign people and break down legal barriers. , To win a broader world for the development of Chinese medicine.
Li Ming, executive director of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and chairman of the Mauritius Chinese Traditional Acupuncture and Tuina Association, has been engaged in the local Chinese medicine industry for more than 10 years.
He told reporters that the two governments have strengthened their cooperation in the field of Chinese medicine in recent years, and the local people's awareness and preference for Chinese medicine has gradually increased. Many local students have applied for scholarships to study Chinese medicine in China.
"Traditional Chinese medicine is an important bridge between people's hearts, and there is reason to believe that greater development will be ushered in in the future." Li Ming believes that the overseas promotion of Chinese medicine must first start with communicating people's hearts, so that local people can benefit from it, and then promote local government departments to accept it. Traditional Chinese medicine removes obstacles from the law and system.
He also suggested that acupuncture and moxibustion should be used as a breakthrough point to spread Chinese medicine from point to point, so that local people can really enjoy the health and benefits of Chinese medicine.
Under the promotion of Chen Zhen, president of the Central and Eastern European Society of Chinese Medicine and his colleagues, Hungary became the first country in Europe to legislate on Chinese medicine.
During the epidemic, many local people took the initiative to find Chen Zhen for medical advice, and patients spontaneously praised Chinese medicine on social media.
Chen Zhen said that the epidemic has brought opportunities for the overseas promotion of Chinese medicine, but Chinese medicine needs to work hard to go out, and it must not be a flash in the pan.
"The development of traditional Chinese medicine in various countries is not balanced, and the key to promotion depends on the law. Only with legislation can we have the confidence and stand up." (End)