Abstract

As an important component of traditional medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is widely spread and applied in more than 100 countries across the world. The standardization of TCM is very important for the international application of Chinese medicine. In this paper, we have explained and analyzed the standardization situations of TCM in China with the purpose of providing reference for standardization and international development of TCM.

Highlights

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been widely applied to prevention and treatment for various diseases from ancient times till [1]

  • WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2014–2023 released by the World Health Organization shows that TCM has spread to more than 100 countries and has grown into an international industry [3]

  • We mainly focus on summary and analysis on research of current situations in standardization of TCM [7]

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Summary

Introduction

TCM has been widely applied to prevention and treatment for various diseases from ancient times till [1]. TCM, a natural therapy, is safe, effective, and widely used and is increasingly attracting worldwide attention [2]. WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2014–2023 released by the World Health Organization shows that TCM has spread to more than 100 countries and has grown into an international industry [3]. As the country of origin and application of TCM, China has a unique TCM theoretic system and effective treatment methods. After the constant transformation of concepts and methods, great breakthroughs and remarkable achievements have been made in terms of standardization of TCM, but some problems remain [6]. We mainly focus on summary and analysis on research of current situations in standardization of TCM (excluding acupuncture and moxibustion and traditional Chinese herbs) [7]

Current Status of Standardization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China
August 2012
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