TCM Helps Global Fight Against COVID-19
2020-06-19 08:33:05
CHINA TODAY 2020年6期
ON March 27， 2020， Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine released an epidemic relief and rectifying drink prescriptions online， offering its COVID-19 treatment plan to 30 countries and regions including Italy， Iran， Spain， France， Germany， the U.K.， Switzerland， Netherlands， the U.S.A.， South Korea， Japan， and Australia in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries， Bei- jing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine， which is in charge of international business under the Beijing Tong Ren Tang Group， has provided various forms of assistance such as the establishment of an overseas epidemic prevention and control expert group to research and develop prescriptions， allocation of emergency medical supplies， and donation programs.
The prescriptions are traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） treatment plans specially designed for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic， developed by an expert group of 20 prestigious overseas TCM doctors from Tong Ren Tang led by the well-known TCM master Tang Zuxuan. At present， 45，000 doses of medicine have been allocated to Italy， Canada， Singapore， the U.K.， Sweden， and other countries， which have been welcomed by overseas Chinese and local people.
The prescriptions are developed based on climate， temperature and humidity， body constitution， and medication habits in different countries and regions. Tong Ren Tang will also provide health services for overseas Chinese and local people through its overseas stores in 26 countries and regions， and cooperating with other medical institutions， the TCM group is fighting against COVID-19 together with people in France， Germany， Italy， Iran， and Japan.
Enjoying a history of 351 years， the time-honored TCM brand has been going global for 27 years. It has opened 149 retail terminals in 28 countries and regions overseas. Its trademark is legally registered in 100 countries and regions overseas， and the cumulative number of patients diagnosed overseas has exceeded 30 million. Confronting the COVID-19 pandemic， Beijing Tong Ren Tang once again shows its sense of responsibility as a reliable TCM brand.
