With the development of social economy and the progress of civilization, people's pursuit of health is constantly improving. In recent years, TCM has become more and more popular, and its effectiveness has been highly valued and affirmed. Preventing diseases and keeping in good health is one of the core concepts of TCM, so the society gradually has a certain demand for TCM health care products. At present, all kinds of traditional Chinese medicine products have sprung up in the market, so the government must have a strict supervision system to protect public health. The following is my knowledge about how to distinguish Chinese patent medicine from Chinese medicine health food. Welcome to reading.
Medicine and food are of the same origin.
Shennong tasted a hundred herbs. As early as ancient times, in the long-term struggle against diseases, human beings gradually realized the food and medicine in nature through exploration and accumulation. There is a record in Huangdi Neijing, a monograph of traditional Chinese medicine in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: "Eating on an empty stomach is food, and patients eat medicine", which embodies the idea of "medicine and food are homologous". Many traditional Chinese medicines are derived from food, which is both food and medicine, and has the function of preventing and treating diseases. This is also the theoretical basis that traditional Chinese medicine can be used as health care products.
Although Chinese medicine has the saying that "medicine and food are homologous", it does not mean that all Chinese medicine can be regarded as health food. What is alive is food, and the speed of treatment is medicine. Each traditional Chinese medicine has different characteristics of "four qi" (cold, hot, warm and cool) and "five flavors" (pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty) and meridian tropism, so it can be used to regulate human functions and prevent and treat diseases. Some Chinese medicines are mild in nature, such as lily, wheat, yam, lentil and hawthorn. These drugs have dual properties, which can be used as daily food and can be used to treat diseases. However, most traditional Chinese medicines are obviously biased and have strong therapeutic effects. If taken correctly, the curative effect is outstanding, and if taken improperly, it is easy to produce various adverse consequences. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly distinguish and treat it with caution.
At present, the distinction between medicine and food needs to be improved.
The Chinese Medicine Ordinance, enacted from 65438 to 0999, is the most important law regulating Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. According to the Chinese Medicine Ordinance, all proprietary Chinese medicines must be registered with the Chinese Medicine Council before they can be imported, manufactured and sold in Hong Kong. At present, the registered categories of Chinese patent medicines are mainly divided into three categories: inherent medicines, non-inherent medicines and new medicines, but there is no strict distinction between Chinese patent medicines and traditional Chinese medicine health foods.
Referring to the domestic situation, in view of the food with homology of medicine and food, 1982, the state stipulated 6/kloc-0 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines as food with homology of medicine and food in the Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (for Trial Implementation), and then revised the list four times. The last time was in 2008, the Ministry of Health increased the list of Chinese herbal medicines with the same origin of medicine and food to 92 kinds. 65438-0987 The Ministry of Health also promulgated the "Hygienic Management Measures for Prohibiting Food from Adding Drugs", which prohibits the addition of drugs to food except for the "List of varieties that are both food and drugs". It can be seen that although drugs and food are closely related, they should also be distinguished.
Traditional Chinese medicine refers to drugs used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory. The characteristics of TCM theory lie in the overall concept and syndrome differentiation and treatment. In treatment, according to the overall condition of the patient's body, combined with the comprehensive consideration of four seasons, climate, geography and other factors, diagnosis and treatment based on syndrome differentiation were made, and prescriptions were issued. Taking cold as an example, Yinqiao powder can be used for patients with exogenous wind-heat syndrome; Gegen decoction can be used for patients with exogenous wind-cold syndrome; Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder can be used for patients with exogenous wind-cold internal injury and dampness stagnation. Therefore, the essence of TCM treatment lies in syndrome differentiation, and different prescriptions should be used according to different syndromes. If you eat Chinese patent medicine indiscriminately regardless of symptoms, it will not only fail to treat diseases and health care, but also endanger your health.
Therefore, in the face of the dazzling array of Chinese medicine products on the market today, the government should draw a clear line between the registration of proprietary Chinese medicines and Chinese medicine health food, and proprietary Chinese medicines should also be strictly regulated and must be prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioners, so as to prevent people from taking proprietary Chinese medicines excessively and protect their health.
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