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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a broad range of medicine practices sharing common concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.
Traditional Chinese medicine entered Japan in the 7th century and has been developing on its own as Kampō. As mentioned earlier, the practice of producing ready-to-use granules originated in Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare manages a Kampo list which contains specific approved forms of mixed and single-herb herbal medicine. [22]
The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (PPRC) or the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP), compiled by the Pharmacopoeia Commission of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, is an official compendium of drugs, covering Traditional Chinese and western medicines, which includes information on the standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage, and the ...
[31] [32] Snake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain by rubbing it on joints as a liniment. [31] This is theoretically possible because snake oil is higher in eicosapentaenoic acid than most other oils. But there are no scientific studies showing that rubbing it on joints has any positive effect, or that snake oil is ...
Li Shizhen's (1597) Bencao gangmu, the classic materia medica of traditional Chinese medicine , included 35 human drugs, including organs, bodily fluids, and excreta. Crude drugs derived from the human body were commonplace in the early history of medicine .
A section for TCM was present in the PRC's Ministry of Health formed in 1949. The section was gradually extended to have more power, and in 1986 the State Council decided to form the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. [1] [2] The role and composition of NATCM was adjusted in 1998. [3]
Lianhua Qingwen (simplified Chinese: 连花清瘟; traditional Chinese: 連花清瘟; lit. 'medicine using Forsythia suspensa and Lonicera japonica to clear illness', [1] LHQW) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation used for the treatment of influenza. [2]
Kampō (or Kanpō, 漢方) medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of traditional Chinese medicine. In 1967, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved four kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. In 1976, 82 kampo medicines were approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and ...