World Day of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Traditional Chinese medicine has spread to 196 countries and regions

On October 14, www.china.com.cn, in order to celebrate the fifth "World Day of Traditional Chinese Medicine", promote and disseminate Chinese traditional medicine science, and promote exchanges and cooperation between China and France in the cause of health, the French Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine (CFCMC) and the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris jointly held a series of "World Day of Traditional Chinese Medicine" activities.

In his speech, Minister Chen Li of the Chinese Embassy in France said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of traditional Chinese medicine, encourages traditional Chinese medicine to go global, and supports the complementary and coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has spread to 196 countries and regions. China has signed TCM cooperation agreements with more than 40 foreign governments, regional authorities and international organizations, built 30 overseas TCM centers, and incorporated TCM content into 16 free trade agreements signed by China with foreign countries.

Bobir TUKHTABAYEV, Director of the Department of Relations between UNESCO and the United Nations and Intergovernmental Organizations, said that one of the core missions of UNESCO is to protect the common cultural heritage and promote dialogue among civilizations, which becomes more critical and urgent when the world is facing multiple challenges and threats.

At the academic lecture after the opening ceremony, the experts shared the most cutting-edge medical research progress, such as the integration of acupuncture and moxibustion into the medical system, the status quo of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine in France, clinical and scientific progress, and the role of traditional Chinese medicine in supporting cancer treatment.

It is understood that the research project "Randomized, double-blind, parallel controlled, multi center clinical trial of Huangkui capsule in the treatment of type 2 diabetic kidney disease (DKD)" published in Diabetes Care in 2022 is the only Chinese medicine treatment of diabetic kidney project approved by France.

The research results show that Huangkui capsule and Irbesartan can effectively treat diabetic nephropathy proteinuria, and the efficacy of both is equivalent, and the combined effect is more obvious. Professor Jean Jacques Boffa, a famous French expert on kidney diseases, commented that this article is very important for giving traditional Chinese medicine its due place in regions outside Asia, "which is a very good signal for the development of complementary medicine in Sorbonne University. The main component of Huangkui capsule Huangshuihua has been published in the European Pharmacopoeia It is included that this Sino French clinical research will help Huangkui capsule enter France, Europe and the world health stage. "

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