(CNN in Spanish) – China has approved the sale of three traditional Chinese medicinal products (MTC) to help treat COVID-19announced on Wednesday the National Administration for Medical Products of the Government.
The Agency used a special approval procedure to give the green light to the three products, which “offer more options for COVID-19 treatment ″he said in a statement.
products herbal is presented in granular form and have their origins in “ancient chinese recipes “says the statement. They were developed from traditional Chinese medicine remedies that had been used at the beginning of the pandemic and were “evaluated by many front-line scholars and experts.”
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The three products are “granules for cleansing and detoxifying the lungs “, „granules for detoxifying and removing moisture “ Y “granules for detoxification and diffusion of the lungs “the statement read.
The safety and efficacy of TCM are still debated in China, where he has both followers and skeptics. Although many of the traditional remedies in Chinese medicine have been used for hundreds of years, critics claim that there is no verifiable scientific evidence to support its alleged benefits.
In recent years, ancient remedies were repeatedly hailed as a source of national pride by Chinese President Xi Jinping, himself a well-known supporter of traditional Chinese medicine.
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“Traditional medicine is a treasure of Chinese civilization that embodies the wisdom of the nation and its people,” Xi said at a national conference on traditional Chinese medicine in October 2019. Throughout the pandemic, Xi has repeatedly asked doctors to treat patients with a mixture of Chinese methods and Western medicines.
Tens of thousands of patients with COVID-19 received herbal remedies along with conventional antiviral drugs, last year, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
By adjusting the health of the whole body and improving immunity, traditional Chinese medicine can help stimulate patients’ ability to resist and recover from illness, which is an effective form of therapy, “he said Yu Yanhong, Deputy Director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in March 2020.