European plant medicine development of internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine

Time: 2015-09-24

Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

July 12 ~ 10 August this year, I had the opportunity to participate in the "China - Austria - the European summer exchange program", during a visit to the ancient city of Heidelberg, Germany culture, and accidentally met inside the castle museum of pharmacy. The museum shows 16 ~ 18 th-century German pharmaceutical development history. Exhibition hall in rows of antique cabinet, shelf, one by one in the window to make elegant bottle let a person too many things to see, all kinds of animals such as herbs, mineral, and displayed. Gallery also have an area alone, with the balance of old instruments, stone mortar, copper pot, etc, like a drug, full scale has also been filled with herbs. I couldn't help thinking of the traditional Chinese medicine in China. Actually in Europe traditional medicine has similarities with traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine internationalization or licensing gain enlightenment.

European herb with a long history

Herbal medicine is an important part of Chinese traditional medicine, all countries in the world have been used. Now, herbs in Chinese medicine, Indian medicine, homeopathy, natural therapies such as main still play an important role in traditional medicine. Europe, especially Germany also has a long history of herbal medicine application, and a complete document. European herbal application history can date back to ancient Greek and Roman period. With medicine works "medicine", "building learning YaoShu the simple drug" medical "and so on, the advent of herbal knowledge is full, in the development and prosperity of the Renaissance. Modern, due to the progress of western medicine, research and development of chemical drugs, herbs had been out in the cold. In recent years, due to the chemical drug adverse reaction was more understanding and the transformation of the concept of health, herbology show signs of recovery in Europe.

European plant drug use situation

In recent years, the European herbal heavy weight. Arnica, calendula, chamomile, echinacea, guangzhou flower vitex, European dragon wheatgrass, medicinal comfrey, black elderberry flowers, civil incense, fennel, vanilla, licorice, etc is the commonly used herbs for Europe.

In the eu member states, most notably Germany is plant medicine production country, leads the world in both production and scientific research in other countries, is one of the most varieties of plant medicine listed in the world. The WHO statistics (2008), in recent years, global plant medicine market scale is close to $40 billion, the eu accounted for 40%. In 2005 Germany plant medicine market annual sales of $3 billion, accounting for 35% of the total sales in the European Union. Data from 1997 to 2000, according to the survey, Germany's regular use 65% of herbal products, herbal products accounted for 10% of the total amount of drug market in Germany. Now, this figure may increase.

The revival of the European plant medicine not only embodies in market share, but also on the emerging scientific research achievements of the. Dr German Wilma ShuBei pharmaceutical factory is a famous plant medicine enterprise, its research and development of ginkgo biloba extract preparation skinner is one of the most popular plant extracts, has been widely used.

The plant medicine management in Europe

With the revival of the European plant medicine, plant medicine management is standard in Europe. The European Union will be unified into the new preparations of herbs and plants medicine management scope. In 2004 the eu launched more specifically for traditional herbal medicines in traditional plant medicine registration procedure directive (2004/24 / EC instruction), within the range of the European Union by drugs of plant medicine management, and regulation, market sales of all the plants in the eu medicine must be registered in accordance with the laws and regulations, market after the permission to continue to sell, and plant medicine must be registered outside the European Union for at least 30 years of medicinal history, to use in the eu for at least 15 years of history, to prove its safety and effectiveness.

Europe more stringent for the management of plant medicine, in Germany, for example, Germany on plant medicine raw materials, strict quality standards; In plant medicine production process, with modern production equipment, to realize the automation and conveying pipelining production Cheng Konghua, testing and packaging machine, guarantee the standardization of production.

To traditional Chinese medicine internationalization enlightenment

Heritage application in China for thousands of years Chinese medicine, has the guidance of the basic theory of TCM, but the proportion of the market in the international arena of small, highly consistent with its profound cultural connotation. Especially in the European Union in traditional plant medicine registration procedure directive (2004/24 / EC instruction) promulgated after the development of the market in Europe is limited. How to break through the obstacles and achieve new development, or licensing gain enlightenment from Europe plant medicine development.

First of all, require the roots. Can pass five thousand years of Chinese medicine, the basic theory of TCM theoretical system as a solid foundation, foundation to stand, and handed down from generation to generation. In the process of internationalization of Chinese medicine, we should based on the basic theory of TCM base, do not neglect this source.

Next, want to all rivers run into sea. Should fully understand the European herbal once glorious and thousands of years of practical experience, from the unearthed is conducive to the development of Chinese medicine resources in China. Such as: st.john's st John's wort adjustment of modern, fragrant bee flower treatment of anxiety disorders, nervous headaches, and heart disease, arnica treat rheumatism, calendula treatment of oral cavity mucous membrane inflammation, etc. We can undertake research, provide a reference for developing Chinese medicine resources.

Once again, to innovation and development. Can be appropriately introduce international advanced technology, improve production technology, product research and development to promote traditional Chinese medicine. German r&d skinner, its raw material ginkgo biloba 70% imported from China, the price is only 500 ~ 600 yuan per ton. After processing, skinner more prices up to $2000 per ton. The traditional Chinese medicine resources of our country is a big treasure, must work hard to improve the level of plant medicine development, make good use of this precious resource.

Finally, to standardize management. Regulate the market, improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) standard, and promote the traditional Chinese medicine quality standards in line with international standards, improve the credibility of Chinese medicine in the international market, further open the international market of Chinese traditional medicine.