Internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine: current international market, internationalization challenges and prospective suggestions

doi:10.1186/s13020-018-0167-z

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. 2018 Feb 9:13:9.

doi: 10.1186/s13020-018-0167-z. eCollection 2018.

Internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine: current international market, internationalization challenges and prospective suggestions

Annie Xianghong Lin¹, Ging Chan², Yuanjia Hu², Defang Ouyang², Carolina Oi Lam Ung², Luwen Shi¹, Hao Hu^{1

2}

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¹ 1International Research Center for Medicinal Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China.
² 2State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in TCM, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Room 2057, Building N22, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao.

PMID: 29449877
PMCID: PMC5807832
DOI: 10.1186/s13020-018-0167-z

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Internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine: current international market, internationalization challenges and prospective suggestions

Annie Xianghong Lin et al. Chin Med. 2018.

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. 2018 Feb 9:13:9.

doi: 10.1186/s13020-018-0167-z. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Annie Xianghong Lin¹, Ging Chan², Yuanjia Hu², Defang Ouyang², Carolina Oi Lam Ung², Luwen Shi¹, Hao Hu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1International Research Center for Medicinal Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China.
² 2State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in TCM, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Room 2057, Building N22, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao.

PMID: 29449877
PMCID: PMC5807832
DOI: 10.1186/s13020-018-0167-z

Abstract

Through reviewing the current international market for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), this paper identified the internationalization challenges for TCM, including unclear therapeutic material basis and mechanism, difficulty of quality control, low preparation level, registration/policy barriers, and shortage of intellectual property. To deal with these challenges, suggestions were given including: (1) product innovation of TCM (study the TCM by using the methods and means of western medicine; innovate the basic theory of TCM; develop TCM health product); (2) standard innovation of TCM; (3) building big data platform of Chinese medicine (big data platform of TCM preparation; big data platform on the quality of TCM).

Keywords: International market; Internationalization; Quality control; Standardization; TCM.

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[1] Zhang H, Wang N, Zheng L. The influence of acceding to WTO on progress of modernization of Chinese materia medica in the 21st century. China Pharm. 2000;11(2):51–53.

[2] Zhang H, Wang N, Zheng L. The influence of acceding to WTO on progress of modernization of Chinese materia medica in the 21st century. China Pharm. 2000;11(2):51–53.

[3] Wu G. International opportunities and challenges of Chinese medicine. Co-op Econ Sci. 2015;11:83–84.

[4] Wu G. International opportunities and challenges of Chinese medicine. Co-op Econ Sci. 2015;11:83–84.

[5] Medical network. The export of Chinese medicine decreased by 10% in 2016 [EB/OL]. 2016. http://news.pharmnet.com.cn/news/2017/02/15/463976.html. Accessed 15 Feb 2017.

[6] Medical network. The export of Chinese medicine decreased by 10% in 2016 [EB/OL]. 2016. http://news.pharmnet.com.cn/news/2017/02/15/463976.html. Accessed 15 Feb 2017.

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[8] The ancient prescription of traditional Chinese medicine network. Import and export trade mixed in 2015 [EB/OL]. 2015. http://www.cn939.com/zysc/zymy/2016/03/31/109721.html. Accessed 31 Mar 2016.

[9] Sohu health. The United States became the largest market for Chinese medicine exports in 2016 [EB/OL]. 2016. http://mt.sohu.com/health/d20170228/127506057_377310.shtml. Accessed 28 Feb 2017.

[10] Sohu health. The United States became the largest market for Chinese medicine exports in 2016 [EB/OL]. 2016. http://mt.sohu.com/health/d20170228/127506057_377310.shtml. Accessed 28 Feb 2017.

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