Regulatory Provisions of Traditional Medicine in China

Xianming Hu

College of Pharmacy, Wuhan Univesity, China

For International Conclave on Traditional Medicine, New Delhi, India NOV. 16-17, 2006

contents

History & Advantages

Current Management & Regulations Situation

Opportunity and Challenge

Countermeasure

Conclusion

Best Preserved Most Influential Application by the Largest Population

History of Traditional Chinese Medicine

(TCM)

History of TCM

More Than 3000 Years Ago

Confucius

“Book of convenance”

Confuzi’s philosophy

"The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine“--- (700 B.C. )

History of TCM

Shizhen Li and his“Compendium of Materia Medica”--- (1518-1593 A.D.)

What is TCM?

Chinese Medicine —— Diagnosis & Treatment Put in Practice by Traditional Chinese Doctor, Acupuncturist, Massage, Knead

Chinese Drug —— Used to Cure Diseases Such as Herbs, Plant, Insect, Marine Product or Mineral. The Raw Material from Medicine Shop and Planter/Farm.

TCM includes two different categories

Chinese Medicine & Chinese Drug, they are Inseparable & Interdependence

How does TCM Diagnose ？

Pattern of Thinking of TCM Confucian Theory (via Media) Natural Balance (Yin and Yang) Substantial Elements of Nature (Gold,

Wood, Water, Fire, Earth)

Human & Nature are Integrated into a Whole

Natural Balance (Yin and Yang)

Octa-Diagram--------Historical Yin-Yan Theory created by Chinese Ancient Ancestor. There are two different diagrams:(1) Innate Yin-Yan octa-Diagram: It was created by ancient divinity—Fu Xi in our primitive Society in unknown years before.(2) Post innate Yin-Yan octa-Diagram: It was created by Zhou wen Huang (256 BC) on the basis of Innate. The one handed down with readable records till now.

Theory of Five Elements

WOOD

WATERFIRE

EARTH

GOLD

GLOBE

WINTER SUMMER

WATER Ice Flow

PLANT Store: Root Growth： Flourish

ANIMAL Hibernate

Underground

Activity

HUMAN Blood: Sink Blood: Ascend

Human, Animal & Nature

FOUR SEASONS in one year

---Biochemical Functions & Rules of “Spring-Germinate, Summer-Growth, Autumn-Harvest, Winter-Store”

ANIMAL---Birth, Growth, Strong, Old, Die

PLANT---Germinate, Growth, Change, Harvest, Store

“Human Correspond with Nature Exactly”

Combine Human with Nature

New Concept of Health : Food Pyramid

Eat Few Fat, Oil & Carbohydrate

Eat moderately Milk & Cheese Daily 1-2 cup

Eat more Vegetable& Fruits Daily 300-400g

Eat Most

Lean Meat, Poultry,

Fish & Beans

Daily 150-350g

Fruits Daily 2-3 Share

Cereal, Bread, Rice, Noodles Daily 3-6 Bowl

A total of 12,807 raw materials for medicine from animals, plants and minerals.

National area for medicinal plants reached 5.8 million Chinese acres (approximately 3867 k ㎡ )

Production base more than 600

ADVANTAGE

Chinese Natural Medicine Resources

Advantages of TCM

There are 3,009 TCM hospitals in China

70% of the counties have set up TCM

hospital Clinic total reach 234 millions

TCM Department in general hospitals

service people 58.51 millions

300 Millions

September of 2006

Current Management & Regulations Situation of TCM

In 1982, wrote into

“Develop Traditional

Chinese Medicine ”

Constitution of People's Republic of China

“State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China”

was established in 1986

In October of 2003, published “Traditional Chinese Medicine Ordinance of the People's Republic of China”

In 2003， SARS

In 2005 and 2006, Infected with Highly Pathogenic Bird Influenza

AIDS & Other Diseases

2005-2006, TCM Declaration & Draft Plan for the World's Non-Material Cultural Heritage

Current Management & Regulations

Situation of TCM

Important events

Challenge of TCM Management

Clinical Reliability

Security

One-sided Pursuing Economic Efficiency

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AMOUNT(100 MillionU.S. Dollars)

2003-2005 Import & Export of TCM in China

ExportI mport

Export 6. 16 7. 25 8. 3

Import 2. 08 2. 26 2. 4

2003 2004 2005

Challenge of TCM trade

However, TCM import was 4.258 million US dollars, meanwhile, export was 4.226 million US dollars from January to April of 2006. The adverse balance of trade deficit of TCM appeared in China at the first time.

COUNTERMEASURE

Strengthen the Standardization and Laws of TCM

Promote Internationalization & Modernization of TCM

good agricultural practice (GAP) good laboratory practice (GLP) good clinical practice (GCP) good manufacturing practice (GMP) good supply practice (GSP) good extraction practice (GEP)

Strengthen the Standardization and Laws of TCM

In July 4, 2006, three departments, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China & State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, launched a project about TCM

“International Cooperation Project

of Science & Technology of TCM”

Establish Organizations for International Scientific & Technological Cooperation,

International Cooperation of Science & Technology Network of TCM, Establish Dialogue & Cooperation Mechanism with WHO & other International Organizations

Set Up a Special Fund, Focus Priority Areas, & Methods of Cooperation. Initial financial support has been started around 100 million Chinese dollars in 2006.

Establishment of International Committee of Experts, to improve Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism

Attract Foreign Investment in TCM Cooperation.

General Aim and Content

Focus on Six Priority Areas

Cancer, AIDS & Other Serious Diseases Modern Products of TCM Meet International

Market Demand International Standards & Norms of TCM To Establish Platform of International

Cooperation in Science & Technology for TCM Dissemination of Knowledge about TCM Talent and Intelligence for International

Cooperation in Science & Technology

CONCLUSION

Should face the responsibility & challenge of TCM

Promote further development in “Management, production, education, R&D and trade”

TCM will play more outstanding roles and contributions to humanity's health!

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