Political Consultative Conference member Lei Jufang: Proposes establishing a Tibetan medicine resource protection zone.

　　On the afternoon of March 2, Tibet Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. held a symposium in Beijing titled “The 2016 National Two Sessions: A Proposal on Establishing a Tibetan Medicinal Herb Resource Conservation Zone.” At the symposium, Lei Jufang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairwoman of Tibet Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd., proposed establishing a Tibetan medicinal herb resource conservation zone centered on Tibet and including it in the national key project database for the protection and development of Chinese medicinal materials during the 13th Five-Year Plan period.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine has made tremendous contributions to the cause of human health. General Secretary Xi has mentioned on three occasions the generations of TCM professionals, led by researcher Tu Youyou, who have made significant contributions to the development of TCM and to the betterment of human health. The “Plan for the Protection and Development of Chinese Medicinal Materials (2015-2020),” issued by the State Council, points out that Chinese medicinal materials are the material foundation for the inheritance and development of TCM and constitute a strategic resource vital to the national economy and people’s livelihoods. Recently, Premier Li Keqiang, at the Executive Meeting of the State Council, also emphasized that carrying forward the strengths of TCM can further benefit human health. The meeting decided to strengthen the protection, utilization, and standardized cultivation of Chinese medicinal material resources.

　　Lei Jufang stated that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of China’s regions with the richest biodiversity. Tibetan medicinal herbs sourced from this region boast remarkable therapeutic effects and have played a vital role in safeguarding public health for thousands of years. Surveys indicate that Tibet is home to 2,436 species of Tibetan medicinal resources, including 2,172 plant species, 214 animal species, and 50 mineral species. At the same time, however, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is also one of China’s most ecologically fragile regions.

　　Based on the above-mentioned macro-level guidance from national policies and Tibet’s strategic ecological position, it is imperative to establish a Tibetan medicinal resource conservation area in Tibet.

　　Lei Jufang suggested establishing a Tibetan medicinal resource conservation area centered on Tibet and including it in the national “13th Five-Year Plan” major project database for the protection and development of Chinese medicinal materials. Specifically, this includes:

　　First, the Wild Tibetan Medicinal Herb Conservation Project. Centered on the conservation of Tibetan medicinal resources, this project will establish a Tibetan medicinal herb exhibition zone, a display zone for rare and endangered Tibetan medicinal resources, and a Tibetan medicinal germplasm bank within the Zagon Gully in Nanyi Gully, Milin County. The project will collect, protect, and propagate Tibetan medicinal resources, laying a solid foundation for their sustainable utilization. It will also carry out ex situ conservation efforts by establishing a Tibetan medicinal germplasm bank and a gene bank, preserving seeds, tissues and organs, DNA, and other organs or tissues of endangered or endemic Tibetan medicinal resources. On this basis, the project will conduct research on germplasm conservation, wild cultivation, semi-wild cultivation, conversion from wild to cultivated, domestication, introduction of species from other regions, and development of substitutes for rare and endangered Tibetan medicinal resources. While preventing genetic degradation, these efforts will rapidly increase population sizes, thereby promoting the protection, optimized regeneration, and sustainable utilization of rare and endangered Tibetan medicinal resources.

　　Second, the High-Quality Tibetan Medicinal Herb Production Base Project. Leveraging modern science, technology, and methods, and with the goals of Tibetan medicinal herb cultivation, seedling propagation, and raw material conservation, we will establish a demonstration base for Tibetan medicinal herb cultivation characterized by “large-scale planting, standardized production, branded products, and industrialized operations.”

　　Third, the Tibetan Medicine Cultural Preservation Project. The Zagan Gou area in Nanyi Gou, Milin County, served as the base where Yutuo Yundan Gongbu, the founder of Tibetan medicine, conducted teaching and research on Tibetan medicine in ancient times. Through the establishment of an exhibition center, we will restore and recreate some aspects of Tibetan medicine teaching and research as they were during Yutuo Yundan Gongbu’s era.

　　Fourth, the Tibetan Medicine Innovation (Center) Project. This project includes the Tibetan Medicine Seedling and Sapling Breeding Research Laboratory, the Tibetan Medicine Cultivation Research Laboratory, the Tibetan Medicine Product Development Research Laboratory, and others. It is dedicated to conducting research on Tibetan medicine seedling and sapling breeding technologies, as well as developing Tibetan medicine-based pharmaceuticals, health supplements, cosmetics, and novel food resources, thereby promoting the comprehensive utilization of Tibetan medicinal resources.

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