People 's Daily: The circle of foreign friends of Chinese medicine is getting bigger and bigger

Time: 2017-01-25

Source: People 's Daily

  On January 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva and attended the ceremony of donating bronze sculptures with the WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan. From the acupuncture and moxibustion 2010 into the United Nations intangible cultural heritage list, to Tu Yo Yo won the Nobel Prize in medicine, and then 66 kinds of Chinese Herbal Medicine into the European Pharmacopoeia, Chinese medicine aroma floated the door for the benefit of human health

  Winning "fans"

  Real effect of the most convincing

  Two years ago, the Asia-Pacific Museum in Warsaw, Poland, researcher Marceil Gularski had insomnia, hard to sleep at night, listless during the day, temper has become irritable. "Spirit to the brink of collapse, his wife and children at home and did not dare to speak to me." Machee perennial running in Warsaw, the major hospitals, but still did not find a solution. January 2014, Tong Ren Tang's first store in Europe - Poland Tongrentang Warsaw, a store opened, try to see the mentality of Masei holding help. After more than six months of continuous acupuncture and Chinese medicine conditioning, he finally able to "sleep!"

  Maqiey's wife Linda long-term allergic urticaria torture, frequent attacks of this skin disease, with only anti-allergy treatment of Western medicine, can not cure. After the treatment of Chinese medicine, Linda has been a long time no urticaria. Maqie's mother, 86 years old, suffering from paroxysmal arrhythmias and some age-related diseases, after 3 months of Chinese herbal medicine conditioning, the body of the indicators tend to health. Maqie said that Chinese medicine has completely changed the lives of his family, "Now, our family have full confidence in Chinese medicine!

Tongrentang Warsaw second branch of the Chinese medicine Li Yonghong told this reporter, troubled by infertility Anna and she did not say anything; one weekend, migraine tortured Angelie will pick her up to a guest at home ... ... Chinese medicine Poland "fans" is growing, she also harvested the Polish people's trust and friendship, "in the promotion of Chinese medicine in Europe, the real effect of the most convincing!" Beijing Tong Ren Tang, general manager of Bo Song, said they Has plans to expand its business from Poland to the Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic and other EU countries.

  "Every year a cold-prone season, many of my Dutch friends will advance to the Chinese medicine clinic open Pieces, with Yuping Feng San, enhance the resilience." Leiden University in the Netherlands, European Director of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products Research Center Mei said. In order to meet the needs of patients with various types of Pieces, the Netherlands is also a natural pharmacy online consultation, through the automatic grasping system with Pieces, and then sent to each other.

  Wang Mei's research center is located in the Netherlands to study the first Chinese medicine as the core task of the scientific center, the main study of Chinese medicine on immune diseases and cancer treatment mechanism. At present, the Netherlands has more than 4000 Chinese acupuncturists, at the same time, there are three kinds of proprietary Chinese medicines by European countries as a therapeutic herbal drug approved the sale, two of which are approved in the Netherlands.

  The European Pharmacopoeia is the only guideline for quality control of pharmaceuticals in Europe. As of May 2016, 66 Chinese Herbal Pieces have entered the European Pharmacopoeia. In May last year, the European Pharmacopoeia Medicinal Council Chairman Gerhard Franz said that the future goal is the most commonly used Chinese medicine at least 300 kinds of Chinese Herbal Pieces into the Pharmacopoeia.

Accept acupuncture

  "Everyone stretched out his arm let me tie acupuncture"

  Liu Baoyan, President of the World Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and President of the Chinese Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, still remember that many years ago, when he went to Finland to teach the students, he said: "If you want to learn the use of fire needle, you must first experience. Everyone stretched out his arm and let me tie the needle. "

  According to the "White Paper on Chinese Medicine" published by the State Council Information Office in December 2016, Chinese medicine has spread to 183 countries and regions. According to the World Health Organization statistics, currently 103 Member States recognized the use of acupuncture, of which 29 established the traditional medical laws and regulations, 18 will be included in the medical insurance system of acupuncture. Chinese medicine has gradually entered the international pharmaceutical system, has been in Russia, Cuba, Vietnam, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the form of drugs registered.

  Vice President of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, the former State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Li Zhenji found that in the country, usually in economically underdeveloped areas, Chinese medicine by the higher degree of welcome; in foreign countries, it is in the economically developed Countries and regions, the development of Chinese medicine is better, "Europe, the United States and Australia, the development of Chinese medicine, South America, South Africa, much better.

  Li Zhenji said, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Chinese medicine clinics have reached 3,000, Australia, about 4000 Chinese medicine clinics. Europe also has about 209 Chinese medical education institutions, accounting for the world's medical education institutions 1/3.

  At present, there are more than 380,000 acupuncturists in the world, and the number of acupuncturists, acupuncturists, massage or qigong has reached 1/3 of the total population of the world. According to Liu Baoyan, in addition to China, other countries, Chinese medicine (acupuncture) has reached more than 100,000 institutions. More than 20 countries have legislation on acupuncture, the number of registered acupuncturists about 8 million people. According to the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies, there are 183 countries and regions around the world with acupuncture and moxibustion, and 37 countries and regions in Africa, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, have defined the legal status of acupuncture and moxibustion.

 According to the Italian "News" reported that over the past 30 years, received acupuncture treatment of Italian people roughly estimated that about 600 million people. Since 1984, Italy in some hospitals set up Chinese medicine acupuncture clinic, and acupuncture schools in the country, has now formed a set of systematic courses. For example, the 7 acupuncture schools under the Italian Acupuncture Association are three years old. Students must pass 400 hours of theoretical study, 100 hours of internships and 50 hours of clinical practice to qualify. In recent years, the use of acupuncture to quit addiction more and more Italians.

  At present, France has three major Chinese medicine industry associations, there are more than 30 sizes ranging from traditional Chinese medicine schools. 2007, the French reference to China College of Traditional Chinese Medicine syllabus and examination methods, held each year, "the State Examination."

  In 1980, as the president of the French Acupuncture Association Ran - Marc Caseby published a number of acupuncture and moxibustion, the incumbent Chairman Ile Andreas lasted more than 30 years, completed the "Acupuncture B" and "Yellow Emperor" Of translation and publication. In 1990, Professor Martha Su in the University of Paris thirteenth Da Vinci School of Medicine initiated the course of Chinese medicine, Western medicine analysis of Chinese medicine. In 1997, Leonardo da Vinci School of Medicine with a doctor of Western medicine awarded the University of Chinese medicine diploma.

  From the 20th century, 60 years, the German Traditional Chinese Medicine   Acupuncture Association has held the 47th Rotenburg Chinese Medicine Academic Exchange Conference, the meeting in Germany and Europe a great influence. In 1991, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the German Stodinger Group to establish the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, the hospital is the first German insurance company recognized hospital.

In 2015, the first Confucius Institute in San Marino was established, which is also the first Confucius Institute in Europe to offer Chinese medicine teaching and cultural courses.

  "European ordinary people on acupuncture, Chinese medicine, a high degree of acceptance, the Chinese taboo in some cases, the Europeans but do not care." State-level old Chinese medicine, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Research Institute Deputy Director Wu said, Women before and after pregnancy taboo acupuncture conditioning, but Europeans in the preparation of pregnancy, pregnancy and production process, are very confident in acupuncture, a high degree of acceptance.

Successfully turned around

  From "private practice" to "regular practice"

  However, Chinese medicine in Europe is also experiencing a lot of twists and turns, only to win the European "heart." Wang Mei will not forget, a dozen years ago, Chinese medicine has also been the Dutch medical community as a "pseudo-science." In 2007, she was in the University of Leiden preparation of the first session of Chinese medicine seminar, also by the "conservative" strong opposition. At that time, the World Health Organization-related officers, the United Kingdom and other countries industry experts have confirmed to attend. Wang Mei patiently explained to the principal, only to eventually get the school support.

  In recent years, the rapid development of science and technology has been for the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, safety and quality control to provide scientific evidence. Wang Mei told the reporter, "Nature" and "Science" and other magazines have also published a number of articles to support the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine literature, Dutch academic attitude towards Chinese medicine has changed.

  Dutch pragmatism-oriented economic characteristics, and promote the widely recognized Chinese medicine. Wang Mei, for example, says that most Dutch health insurers can reimburse acupuncture for treatment costs ranging from 70% to 100%, because they found that acupuncture is "cost-effective and cost-effective" through clinical trials. In the treatment of external humeral epicondylitis (also known as "tennis elbow"), if the use of Western medical therapy, patients need an average of 12 times to cure the treatment, and the use of acupuncture, the average number of treatment to 10 times. A number of health insurance companies will soon be included in the scope of acupuncture therapy insurance to encourage the use of the insured. Various types of Chinese medicine research projects have also been supported by government agencies, much to play the Netherlands as a "European traditional Chinese medicine port" trend.

Liu Bao Yan believes that at present, Chinese medicine in foreign countries are often regarded as alternative medicine, in many countries have not been due "name." Traditional Chinese medicine is mostly an individual clinic in foreign countries, Chinese medicine as the theme of the international issues are less, but also the lack of high-quality research data, Chinese medicine can easily be identified as "pseudo-science." In the future, clinical research is needed to provide authoritative research data to provide clinical data support for the safe use and international development of Chinese medicine; to cultivate international talents of Chinese medicine and establish acupuncture international talent pool.

  President of the European Federation of Chinese Medicine experts, the Paris Space-time Acupuncture Research Institute Zhu Miansheng told this reporter, as in recent years, Sino-French cultural exchanges continue to deepen, the French medical profession and all walks of life to deepen the understanding of Chinese medicine. In 2010, the three public hospitals in Paris on the 128 medical staff of musculoskeletal disorders acupuncture treatment, of which 67% of the medical staff are very satisfied with the treatment effect. "I opened a Chinese medicine clinic in Paris in 20 years, the diagnosis and treatment of about 100,000 patients, of which 95% are European, most patients are satisfied with the efficacy." Zhu Miansheng said.

  In 1997, the Bavarian health resort to the hospital in Johannes Barth, Fuxing set up a "German Church of Traditional Chinese Medicine" of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Medical Director Sun Weizhong in 2006 in Leipzig founded the Chinese medicine therapy training center, free of charge for the tens of thousands of German doctors and rehabilitation physiotherapists to provide training. Sun Weizhong said that the German doctors are keen to study Chinese medicine, partly because the emphasis on the whole and prevention of Chinese medicine, which provides a completely different Western medicine treatment of disease thinking and means, on the other hand, including traditional Chinese medicine, natural therapy itself, Germany has a tradition.

With the further development of Chinese medicine and the promotion of practice in foreign countries, Chinese medicine in Europe successfully turned around, from "folk doctors" into "nationally recognized by the regular medicine", even in the treatment of certain incurable diseases, was also As the "best weapon." Finland, a 9-year-old child with long sarcoma on the thumb, made two operations in the local, the thumb and index finger are cut, sarcoma is still long, seeing the entire palm or even the whole arm should not hold, To Liu Bao Yan talk about the effect of acupuncture, he followed him to China, accepted the National Medical Master He Punren fire needle treatment. After two years of treatment, remove the tumor, the mass never grow out.

"Along the way"

  For Chinese medicine "going out" to provide a rare opportunity

  More and more Europeans note that unlike Western medicine, acupuncture does have resistance and side effects. Although Chinese medicine has gained a good reputation in Europe, some countries have been ambiguous about the role of Chinese medicine, market access, legal protection and the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine, which makes Chinese medicine embarrassed.

  Cen Chunhua, president of the German Chinese Medicine Association, said that at present, the treatment of natural therapist in acupuncture treatment is far lower than the formal registration of practicing doctors, and most Chinese medicine practitioners in Germany can only be qualified natural therapist. Sun Weizhong saw that members of the German Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion must be practicing doctors in Germany, and have received training in Chinese medicine. Germany does not recognize the qualifications of Chinese doctors and the university degree of Chinese medicine, which makes a lot of Chinese medicine practitioners can not practice as a doctor in Germany.

  Bert van den Duen, Chief Scientist of Phegelas Technology in the Netherlands, has been working on the standardization and optimization of ginseng production technology. Du An told the reporter, as a herbal medicine, how to maintain the same production standards, good quality control, including agricultural seed specifications, industrial production norms, as well as the effectiveness of norms, is the biggest bottleneck in Chinese medicine into Europe. In addition, the "translation of Chinese medicine will make Westerners have doubts when accepting." At present the scientific community recognized the traditional Chinese medicine translation as "Traditional Chinese Medicine". But in the Western concept, only the sick will serve "medicine", disease-free medication but will be detrimental to health. Therefore, in the promotion of Chinese medicine, the Chinese and Western understanding of "medicine" should not be overlooked on the cultural differences, to find more appropriate vocabulary to highlight the Chinese medicine "preventive."

  China's pharmaceutical companies a great mobility, has also become an obstacle. Wang Mei said that the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification, for example, drugs only in line with EU GMP standards, are eligible to submit applications in the EU market, and re-check once every 3 years. However, the EU GMP inspectors three years after the review, business-related personnel have all the "shake-up", it will cause its operating norms of "distrust" to increase the difficulty of review.

  Li Zhenji frankly, first of all, due to the larger cultural differences, to the West to accept "Heaven" is difficult to Chinese medicine theory; Second, there is little support for the development of Chinese medicine laws and regulations; Third, Chinese medicine The development will give the country's private medical institutions to bring impact and competition; Fourth, the research and innovation of Chinese medicine is relatively weak in the international promotion of no advantage. In the future, the Chinese medicine industry on the one hand to improve internal strength, strengthening the data and efficacy of Chinese medicine research, published an influential international research articles to improve the scientific and technological content of Chinese medicine and international academic standards; the other hand, to send domestic excellent Chinese medicine professionals abroad to hold training courses in Chinese medicine, international consultation and so on, play "moisten things silently" to promote the role.

  Wu Zhongchao said, at present, the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine in Europe to the private sector, to open government-led acupuncture hospital and hospital have great difficulties; can expand the coverage of basic medical insurance; acupuncture in Europe for the needle The main method is more monotonous, in the future to expand the application of acupuncture and more varieties, improve efficacy.

"In China, acupuncture focuses on nourishing, and in Germany, acupuncture is mainly used for the treatment of chronic diseases.Every culture has its own tradition, these traditional convergence will change with each other, therefore, acupuncture practitioners also need to adapt and change "Jurgen Bachmann, a former director of the German Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at the Orthopedic Clinic in North Rhine-Westphalia, told this reporter.

  "Along the way all the way" initiative and the implementation of Chinese medicine "going out" provides a rare opportunity. Recently, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the International Development and Reform Commission jointly printed.