Development Status of World Traditional Medicine Day

Every year, 65438+1October 22nd is the World Traditional Medicine Day. 19911212, the representatives of 42 countries and regions unanimously decided to designate the opening day of the Beijing International Conference on Traditional Medicine as the annual World Traditional Medicine Day and write it into the Beijing Declaration.

Human health needs traditional medicine. As the name implies, traditional medicine corresponds to modern medicine, which usually refers to the use of medical experience and technology passed down from history, or refers to medical experience and diagnosis and treatment technology in various historical development stages before modern medicine. The traditional medicine of all countries in the world is a rare treasure of the international medical community.

From the rise of herbal medicine market in North America, Western Europe and other countries to the confirmation of "World Traditional Medicine Day", it shows that a social atmosphere conducive to the development of traditional medicine is gradually forming. Traditional Chinese medicine in China is one of the main representatives of traditional medicine in the world. Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years, and has been widely used in Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and other countries. The United States, Europe and other western developed countries have gradually begun to attach importance to Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine and other traditional medicines have made great contributions to safeguarding people's health in the world and have unique advantages. It is of great significance for human beings to fully explore and develop traditional Chinese medicine and other traditional medicines to overcome diseases and ensure health.