Europe and the United States to Chinese medicines with food standards, limit the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) of heavy metals

Is Chinese traditional medicine "toxic" misreading (" toxic "focus, focus on Chinese medicine)

The reporter Wang Junping

Source: People's Daily

        Heavy metal exceeds bid is an old topic 1, traditional Chinese medicine. Overseas consumers misunderstandings of Chinese traditional medicine, western medicine concept and idea of traditional Chinese medicine

        Recently, the problem Chinese medicine heavy metal exceeds bid has attracted widespread attention. In fact, this is an old topic in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Inventory of these so-called "excessive" events, a the most distinctive features are: shifted. Overseas market found excessive toxic Chinese medicine, after media reported in the domestic formed quite a stir.

        Hong Kong department of health announced, according to a batch of tongrentang health five tonic capsule were detected excessive mercury levels, and the other two product bezoar daughter scattered and pediatric treasure bolus of cinnabar content exceeds bid.

        Cinnabar mercury and mercury contained the "mercury" are two different things, this is not "mercury" "mercury". National pharmacopoeia committee chief expert professor ZhongZhi think money, mercury toxicity to human body, depends largely on its form, and the bases of the vermilion of mercuric sulfide (HgS), which is a typical covalent compounds, chemical stability, solubility, and insoluble in hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, and difficult to decompose absorbed by the body into the body in the stomach. Therefore, cinnabar and traders of Chinese medicines containing cinnabar toxicity evaluation, can't simply copy the "mercury" toxic to convert data, should distinguish between medicine contains some what form and valence state of mercury. Will be set on cinnabar mercury toxicity, is not comply with the principle of chemical.

        Before the incident, China resources group lump-sum production of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of migraine headaches is day pill in the UK are thought likely to contain toxic, because pills containing aconitum grass, is day which is a were the ancient greeks regarded as "poison" the king of herbs, possible toxic to the heart or the nervous system.

        Huarun group lump-sum officials say, is disclosed in the instructions for day pill prescription containing attached to monkshood processed products. Aconitum ranunculaceae plants as part of the lateral root of aconite root processed products, and monkshood mother in aconite root of ranunculaceae plants, herbs and medicine different parts. Therefore, after processing, the lateral root of aconite containing aconitum alkaloid toxicity is greatly reduced.

        Hansen pharmaceutical four grind soup were revealed its fist products contain carcinogens betel nut. Because abroad in 2003, an article, list the betel nut, tobacco, etc. 118 kinds of carcinogens. Articles in southeast Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, the epidemiological investigation, the investigation shows that people chew oral cancer incidence of a disease for a long time, can trigger oral cancer concluded that long-term chewing betel nut.

        "Chewing betel nuts" and "betel nut" medicine have a fundamental difference, this not the betelnut. Chinese academy of engineering Li Lianda summed up several "different" : one is the materials area. "Betel nut chewing betel nut is used" young fruit, medicinal betelnut use mature and nuts. 2 it is processing. "Chew betel nut" soaking with limewater, coupled with alkaline, excitant strong easy cause oral cavity mucous membrane injury. Chinese medicine areca is subject to processing, processing, extraction, removing impurity, have obvious detoxification. 3 it is different way entrance. Some people chew a "chew betel nut" for a few hours, and betel nut is one of oral Chinese medicine, don't long time stimulate the oral mucosa. Fourth, dosage is different. "Chew betel nut" have no limit, belong to large and unlimited use. And traditional Chinese medicine with betel nut is generally 3-5 grams a day.

        China association FangShuTing think Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine toxic mainly overseas consumers misunderstandings of Chinese traditional medicine, western medicine and Chinese medicine concept is inconsistent. If you simply think of them as a chemical molecules, and the medicine became poison to harm a person; If the as a organic whole, it is the medicine of the cure.

        2 of Chinese traditional medicine in medical in medicine. The key to whether traditional Chinese medicine clinical safety, is not in itself is toxic, but lies in whether reasonable clinical application

        "Gentian purging liver pills events" began in the last century the 90 s to the early of this century. Because foreigners don't understand, not according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, on patients, long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) containing aristolochic acid to reduce weight kidney damage has led to some people. Some western countries into the media hype, eventually up to more than 70 kinds of Chinese herbal medicine by collective punishment, into the "incident" aristolochic acid.

        China researcher at the institute of traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences Liang Aihua pointed out that in China, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is according to Chinese medicine theory and evidence-based medicine, less out of the question. Foreign usage is different, not in the used under the guidance of TCM theory, the problem is normal. Not a problem in foreign countries, and banned, domestic feel problem. Chinese and western medicine have adverse reactions, the key is to reasonable use.

        "In the clinical, I have never found a case of a child due to the use or proprietary Chinese medicine containing cinnabar, cinnabar appear harmful response." Beijing dongzhimen hospital of pediatrics professor Xu Rongqian said, cinnabar in is mainly used in danger, urgent and heavy disease clinically.

        Help for Chinese medicine one of the most famous, the "medicine" triple gem palace bezoar bolus, Ann army treasure bolus, purple snow contain in the recipe of cinnabar. Phoenix TV host LiuHaiRe by western medicine in Britain declared brain dead, home use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, can talk, to walk again. To play a role in the treatment process, it is palace bezoar bolus.

        The ancients said: "the danger of drugs in medical not in medicine". Leave the overall concept of Chinese medicine, don't know the TDS and fujin, tampering or abuse of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is problematic. As physicians in qing dynasty Xu Ling child said: "although licorice root, ginseng, damage caused by the misuse, poison and so on also." Ancient have "medical iii, refuses to accept the medicine", means if there are no profound knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine of traditional Chinese medicine, take the medicine.

        The CPPCC national committee Wang Chengde said, Chinese traditional medicine toxic and non-toxic, the key is whether to justify treatment. As long as to justify treatment, toxic is safe. Don't bluff treatment, toxic nontoxic. He wanted to correct recognition of the toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

        LiuChangHua researcher pointed out that China's traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences, cinnabar mercury, such as Chinese medicine caused toxic effects, the main reasons for the mercury drug is mistakenly as health care drugs, excess, use overtime. Disease "in TCM medicine exquisite", "sick sick of, sick body is" of, as long as under the guidance of, and in accordance with the safety dosage, duration of use, will not cause toxic reactions.

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