Committee Member Lei Jufang: Suggests prioritizing the development of a catalog of classic, time-tested prescriptions for ethnic medicines.

　　On March 2, 2017, a symposium themed “Proposal on Prioritizing the Development of a Catalog of Time-Honored Formulas for Ethnic Medicines” was held at the Tibet Building in Beijing.

　　At the meeting, Lei Jufang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairperson of Tibet Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd.; Liang Jun, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Ethnic Medicine; and Wang Ju, former Deputy Director-General of the Cultural Promotion Department of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, each shared their perspectives on the inheritance pathways, anticipated plans, and development directions of ethnic medicine, based on the realities of the Tibetan medicine industry and their respective professional fields. They also engaged in exchanges and discussions with the media reporters attending the meeting.

　　In 2016, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Traditional Chinese Medicine" was promulgated and will take effect on July 1, 2017. The law explicitly states: “The term ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’ as used in this Law refers to the collective designation of the medical systems of all ethnic groups in China, including both Han and minority ethnic medicines.” This provides a legal basis for better inheriting and promoting China’s traditional medicine. The photo shows Liang Jun, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Society for Ethnic Medicine.

　　The photo shows Wang Ju, former Deputy Director of the Cultural Promotion Department of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. In addition to the traditional Chinese medical theories, ethnic medicine systems represented by Tibetan, Mongolian, and Uyghur medicine also boast well-developed theoretical frameworks and extensive historical texts. According to reports, Tibetan medicine already had more than 400 commonly used classic prescriptions in the "Four Medical Tantras," which took shape in the 8th century. To this day, Mongolian medicine continues to rely on about 300 classic prescriptions, while Uyghur medicine still uses over 200 such classic prescriptions. By contrast, currently only a few dozen prescriptions have been developed and approved as national pharmaceutical products under the National Drug Approval Number system.

　　The photo shows floral tea brewed with wild chrysanthemums and goji berries.

　　The photo shows a reporter asking a question at the scene. To this end, during the 2017 Two Sessions, Lei Jufang put forward a proposal titled “Prioritize the Development of a Catalog of Time-Honored Formulas for Ethnic Medicines and Approve Their Development.” The main points of the proposal include: under the unified guidance of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, entrusting autonomous regions or influential academic societies in the ethnic medicine sector to organize ethnic medical experts to formulate selection criteria for classic formulas of various ethnic groups and compile a corresponding catalog; adopting a mechanism of systematically organizing and cataloging a batch of formulas, promptly reviewing and releasing them as they are completed, thereby establishing a formalized system; and encouraging ethnic medicine enterprises to conduct new drug research and development or to modify dosage forms based on the approved classic formulas, among other measures.

　　The photo shows media reporters at the scene. In addition, Lei Jufang also submitted a proposal focusing on health poverty alleviation and medical security, calling for fully leveraging the role of traditional ethnic medicine in health poverty alleviation and strengthening publicity efforts to improve and expand the national safety net for major-disease medical insurance coverage—thus fulfilling her duties as a CPPCC member. During the exchange meeting, participants engaged in extensive discussions on the proposal itself as well as on topics including the cultural inheritance of ethnic medicine, scientific access, talent cultivation, and poverty alleviation through employment. The discussions were wide-ranging and lively, and the meeting lasted about half an hour longer than originally scheduled before coming to a close.

　　Media Report: China Tibet Online / Yang Yueyun

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