With the whole COVID-19 epidemic, there's a very good combination of Chinese and Western medicines being used, has aroused Western countries' interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
TCM is based (much) on experience than Western medicine through a history of thousands of years. Chinese herbal medicines have complex chemical make ups, and thus require a lot of effort to understand which components are (effect), and how components interact with each other to contribute to easing certain symptoms.
" (enhance) the global presence of Chinese medicine, the most important factors are strong science, consensus, quality, and investment in relevant clinical studies." said Michael Lai, general manager of a (lead) pharmaceutical company at a recent forum on Chinese medicine internationalization. "Building science behind drug products (be) very important, and we are generating more data for efficacy (药效)." Lai added.
Lai also believes that with its uniqueness and advantages, (especial) in preventing and treating chronic (慢性的) diseases, the role of Chinese medicine will increase." The internationalization of TCM will happen; it is just matter of when."
But Zhang Boli, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was not that optimistic widespread recognition of Chinese medicine. In his view, whether China has come a long way in regulating (规范) TCM plantation and marketing, now relevant products have reached a qualification rate of over 80 percent, more work needs to be done.
