In the past 20 years, Chinese medicine has increasingly become an element of health care for people of all flags in Singapore, just like a piece of cloth, a piece of silk and a piece of millet, which cannot be separated for a moment. Chinese medicine in Singapore has a long history and a good mass base. There are more than 30 TCM medical institutions and more than 0/000 TCM clinics opened by Chinese medicine shops.
Malaysia
There are more than 3,000 shops dealing in Chinese medicine in Malaysia, and there are more than 800 members of the Chinese Medicine Union. Most of them run shops and diagnose diseases, and most of them are ancestral pharmacies. The Malaysian Ministry of Health has always been very concerned about and supported Chinese medicine, but at present it has not accepted the registration of Chinese medicine, and they can practice medicine there without even registering. The government has control standards for the content of heavy metals in drugs, and all drugs containing drugs and endangered wild animals are prohibited.
Thailand
The Thai government recognizes the legal status of Chinese medicine practitioners and only issues temporary licenses to Chinese medicine practitioners who pass the examination. As early as 1987, the government officially passed and approved the Chinese Herbal Medicine Act. There are more than 800 Chinese medicine shops, most of which are treated by Chinese medicine. Many private Chinese medicine hospitals widely use Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture to treat diseases. There are about 10 large Chinese medicine wholesalers, and about 40 small and medium-sized ones.
Viet Nam
Vietnam has long proposed the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine. There are nearly 200 large-scale Chinese medicine shops, and small and medium-sized pharmacies are spread all over urban and rural areas. There are 180 kinds of Chinese patent medicines exported from China to Vietnam. There are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, including plants, animals and minerals. * * * There are 16 pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprises in China that have obtained business licenses in Viet Nam.
Japan
Since 1980s, Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in Japan. According to statistics, there are about 1.5 million people engaged in Chinese medicine in Japan, about 65,438+million medical staff engaged in acupuncture and massage, and nearly 30,000 researchers engaged in Chinese medicine. There are more than 65,438+00 institutions specializing in traditional Chinese medicine research, 44 public or private pharmaceutical universities or departments of pharmacy of medical universities have also established specialized departments for crude drug research, and more than 20 comprehensive universities have Chinese medicine research institutions. Japanese officials have given more and more support and attention to the application and research of traditional Chinese medicine. First of all, in terms of medical policy, the Ministry of Health and Welfare not only stipulates that most Chinese medicine preparations can enjoy medical insurance, but also stipulates that acupuncture expenses can be partially paid from medical insurance. At the same time, it also agreed to set up an oriental medicine department in the West Hospital. In terms of Chinese medicine education, the Ministry of Education formally established the first formal acupuncture university in the world, which made Chinese medicine begin to be included in the ranks of national education.
South Korea
Korea is a household name in China. In order to steal China's cultural achievements, the government named Chinese medicine "Korean Medicine" for "heritage application". Britain, England
Britain is the center of European Renaissance and one of the cradles of modern medicine. Its modern civilization and scientific and technological level are very high, so it is generally prudent to introduce foreign culture and technology. However, with the influence of mankind's return to nature, Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in Britain and become the third largest Chinese herbal medicine market in Europe.
Traditional Chinese medicine was introduced to Britain in the16th century and was accepted by people in the17th century. There are a number of domestic undergraduate graduates in the British TCM team, which has played a certain role in promoting the technical quality of TCM personnel.
The attitude of British government departments and medical management departments towards Chinese medicine is gradually changing. At first, it was discrimination and restriction, and then it was appropriately liberalized because of the needs of the people. In recent years, Chinese medicine has attracted the attention of the British government and society because of its remarkable curative effect, and has a certain position and trust in people's medical care.
In Britain, China's medicine is also trusted by the royal family. Every time the queen travels, she always takes all kinds of homeopathic drugs with her. The Queen's sister Princess Margaret also used Chinese herbal medicine to treat migraine, and Empress Dowager Cixi also agreed to treat migraine by combining traditional Chinese and western medicine.
Perhaps with the acquiescence of the royal family, various integrated Chinese and western therapies, such as Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, have flourished in Britain. Now about 2.5 million Britons use homeopathy, Chinese herbal medicine, massage, bone-setting and acupuncture every year, and pay up to 90 million pounds for medical expenses. There are more than 350 Chinese medicine shops in Britain, and 60% of Chinese herbal medicines are imported from China. Britain imports 1200 kinds of medicinal materials every year, 60% of which are imported from China. Britain's annual import of medicinal materials reaches $80 million, ranking among the best in Europe. However, from 65438 to 0995, Britain imported 65438-0043 million dollars of Chinese medicine, including 9893 tons of Chinese herbal medicine, accounting for 65438-0065438-020 thousand dollars, and Chinese patent medicine was about 365438-000 million dollars. There is still huge trade potential to be developed.
Germany
Germany is a country with a very developed culture. People's overall quality is high, and they know a lot about oriental culture. Of course, they also have knowledge of ancient Chinese medicine and acupuncture, which are generally popular. Most acupuncturists in Germany are doctors who graduated from medical colleges. After a certain practice in western medicine, they turned to study Chinese medicine. There are two reasons. One is that they are keen on the ancient acupuncture skills of oriental Chinese medicine and have a sense of reverence for its mysterious curative effect. The other is that German doctors are forced to study Chinese medicine because of the high unemployment rate. But the former is much higher than the latter. Of course, among the doctoral teams in Germany, there are also some secondary professional scholars who have become doctors through hard work and self-study. In clinical medicine, German doctors regard acupuncture as a method or means of clinical treatment, and treat patients with combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine and acupuncture in order to treat more patients.
Due to the limitations of western medicine in treating chronic diseases, more and more people choose Chinese medicine for treatment.
According to a data, there are about 50,000 doctors engaged in Chinese medicine in Germany, and nearly 2 million patients receive Chinese medicine treatment every year.
However, although millions of Germans have accepted and trusted Chinese medicine treatment, the German government and the national medical insurance fund have not yet established that Chinese medicine enjoys the same status as western medicine in Germany and placed it outside the medical insurance systems of various countries.
China's traditional medicine has made a great breakthrough in Europe. Due to the remarkable medical effect, the insurance industry began to include acupuncture treatment in the insurance scope; At the same time, through the unremitting efforts of Chinese medicine, the European Union also established the Chinese Medical Association. United States of America
With the gradual legalization of acupuncture and moxibustion in the United States, China traditional medicine has developed well in the United States. According to incomplete statistics, from 65438 to 0987, there were more than 2500 licensed acupuncturists in the United States, and there were more than 10000 people engaged in acupuncture medical work. From 65438 to 0989, the number of people related to acupuncture in the United States increased to 20,000.
In California alone, there are 8,600 licensed acupuncturists (64% of whom are undergraduates) and more than 800 clinics. There are more than 20 acupuncture medical centers in the United States, engaged in acupuncture research and treatment, with more than 200 research projects. The main diseases treated are coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, obesity, allergic diseases, cardiac insufficiency, etc. Especially, Chinese medicine and acupuncture have shown good signs in treating AIDS, which has attracted great attention. At present, more than 20 large-scale Chinese medicine acupuncture schools, more than 40 Chinese medicine acupuncture societies or foundations, and nearly 10 kinds of Chinese medicine acupuncture magazines have been established. Some international academic conferences on Chinese medicine or acupuncture are held in different regions to exchange research results.
The American public and medical circles have gradually realized the safety, effectiveness and universality of traditional medicine in China, and more and more Americans are willing to accept Chinese medicine treatment.
With the development of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the United States, Chinese medicine is also favored by Americans. According to statistics, Americans spend as much as 6 billion dollars on nutrition and health products every year, and this market is still expanding at a rate of 20% every year. About 5% patients in the United States take natural medicines, and 80% of them take traditional Chinese medicine during treatment.
Canada
Acupuncture treatment of traditional Chinese medicine in Canada is mainly carried out in the form of private clinics. There are about 2,000 practitioners of Chinese medicine acupuncture in Canada, and Chinese medicine acupuncture clinics are spread all over the country. Most of these clinics are run by overseas Chinese, but they all have pharmacies.
Generally, there are five or six medical staff in each clinic, which is very efficient. Everyone is a generalist, and one person can hold several positions, that is, being a doctor can not only take medicine, but also know how to dispense it. The clinic owner can not only see a doctor, but also buy and sell Chinese medicine. Warm and thoughtful service, good curative effect, welcomed by patients. Therefore, the practitioners of Chinese medicine acupuncture in Canada have a good economic situation. Even the Chinese medicine practitioners hired by the clinic are paid according to each case, and they can see more than 20 times a day, and the income is not cheap. This can also explain from another aspect that Chinese medicine acupuncture is very popular in Canada.
Traditional Chinese medicine therapy and acupuncture therapy cannot enjoy medical insurance in Canada, and patients need to pay their own medical expenses. Nevertheless, many patients go to Chinese medicine at their own expense.