Traditional medicine occupies the self- health care main body seat

Traditional medicine occupies the self- health care main body seat
According to the report of Beijing (Xinhua) the 30th July ' Reporter Zhou TingYu) Our country carries on categorised management to prescribed medicine and non-prescribed medicine, has announced 4610 kinds of non-prescribed medicine together, among them more than 70% are Chinese medicine. Chinese nonprescription drug association's general secretary Wang Wei says, traditional medicine of our country has occupied the position of subject in public self- health care. Non-prescribed medicine refers to not needing doctor's prescription, the public can buy medicines used in the pharmacy by oneself. U.S.A. is called the counter and sold medicines (OTC) . These medicines are mostly used in the making a diagnosis and giving treatment by oneself of the frequently-occurring disease, common disease. Wang Wei says, the difficulty and high cost of getting medical treatment is the social concern that the reality exists. Under this background, it is the best way that the public treats and prevents and treats disease through self- health care, self- medicine shouldering the responsibility. Because traditional medicine adopts natural raw materials and nonantagonistic treatment, the poisonous side effect is small, cheap, there are obvious advantages in public self- health care. Golden Elephant large dispensary medical Chairman of chain co., ltd. Xu Jun of Beijing says, because is relatively safe, Chinese medicine is non-prescribed medicine mostly, sell more steady. But he reminds, the public can't take non-prescribed medicine at will, had better consult a doctor ahead of time. In addition, the relevant department should strengthen the supervision on bad reaction of traditional Chinese medicine. Wang Wei reveals, in order to promote the development of self- health care and traditional medicine, the Chinese nonprescription drug association will undertake during first World Conference on traditional medicine of health organization of this year " The self- health care satellite in the hygiene system knows " With " traditional medicine satellite meeting " . It will be that World Health Organization establish for 60 years in 2008, issue " declaration of Alma-Ata " of the elementary health care for the 30th anniversary. At when,November hold in Beijing at this year to first World Conference on traditional medicine of health organization.

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