China News Agency, Beijing, May 18th: Hungarian TCM physician Chen Zhen's overseas "pioneering" road
China News Agency reporter Wu Kan
A few days ago, at the 29th Hungarian National Naturopathic Conference, Chinese TCM physician Chen Zhen was awarded the Hungarian National Naturopathic Person of the Year Award for his contribution to maintaining the health of the Hungarian people and preventing and treating diseases.
"Traditional Chinese medicine is traditional and modern; it belongs to China and the world." Chen Zhen said in an interview with reporters that Chinese medicine has played an important role in the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the treatment of patients, and has played an important role in the international The attention and acceptance of the society are increasing day by day, and it is believed that traditional Chinese medicine will bring more benefits to the world in the future.
In Hungary, traditional Chinese medicine has become an indispensable part of people's lives. More and more local doctors use holistic therapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture to treat patients. Many medical universities offer courses in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Over the years, the local cultivation and promotion are inseparable.
In 1988, Chen Zhen, who was still a medical graduate student, was selected to participate in the TCM cooperation project between China and Hungary. He and several professors took the "Oriental Express" from Beijing to Budapest, Hungary for 8 days. 's long journey.
At first, Chen Zhen opened a small clinic in Budapest, and people came to seek medical advice in an endless stream.
Chen Zhen said: "Hungarian culture advocates natural health care therapy, which happens to be similar to the holistic view of traditional Chinese medicine and the idea of treating pre-diseases. It seems that traditional Chinese medicine has never experienced incompatibility among the people. With the opening of one after another Chinese medicine clinics, There was also a 'traditional Chinese medicine fever' in the local area."
Although it is widely sought after among the people, the constraints of policies and laws have made traditional Chinese medicine in an embarrassing situation. The Hungarian government once stopped issuing medical licenses to Chinese doctors, and Chinese doctors need to practice medicine under the supervision of Hungarian guardian doctors.
"I remember that the Hungarian police detained two Chinese medicine doctors in 2003, because they received reports that the tiger balm used in the clinic for rehabilitation was made of tigers." Chen Zhen said, my colleagues and I have repeatedly reported to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The Ministry of Health has argued and even filed a lawsuit with the Hungarian environmental protection agency over whether tiger balm contains tiger bones.
This incident made Chen Zhen realize that in order for traditional Chinese medicine to take root in Europe, it must be legally recognized and supported by the government.
"My team and I publish Hungarian-language Chinese medicine books, hold large-scale free clinics, invite medical experts to China for exchanges, and increase interaction with local media. We have also established the only natural medicine pharmaceutical factory in Europe that meets EU standards. Chinese medicine has entered the mainstream society.”
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Hungarian TCM practitioners, the Hungarian Parliament passed the TCM legislation in 2013. In 2015, Hungary officially promulgated the implementation rules for TCM legislation. Hungary became the first country in Europe to enact legislation on TCM. license.
"After this epidemic, people have a higher degree of trust in traditional Chinese medicine." Chen Zhen said, our hard work and accumulation over the past 30 years have played an important role in this epidemic, and traditional Chinese medicine has become the Hungarian people's anti-epidemic anti-epidemic. important to rely on.
At the beginning of the outbreak, Chen Zhen's team learned from ancient recipes and China's anti-epidemic experience, boiled traditional Chinese medicines to enhance immunity in large pots, and set up a number of free drink shops in Chinatown and other places to donate medicines to the people.
"At that time, everyone lined up to get medicine every day. Some people took the medicine in a thermos and took it home for the elderly and children to drink, and people from other European countries drove to collect medicine."
After the spread of the epidemic, many local clinics were closed to avoid the epidemic. Chen Zhen's Hungarian Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center has never stopped clinics. It has also opened online diagnosis and treatment services, and set up a 24-hour diagnosis and treatment window. Different treatment plans have been explored for different symptoms of patients. He has a good curative effect, and there are also high-level people from the Hungarian government who come to see him.
"The active participation of traditional Chinese medicine in overseas anti-epidemic has also enabled the international community to better understand traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese culture." Chen Zhen said that the current development of traditional Chinese medicine in various countries is unbalanced, and Chinese traditional Chinese medicine practitioners should speak with excellent curative effects to promote local Only when the government accepts Chinese medicine and promotes legal recognition of Chinese medicine can Chinese medicine gain a firm foothold overseas and be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
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