An exhibition on medicine of China's ethnic minority cultures
will be held in Beijing on September 2-6, the State Administration
of Traditional Chinese Medicine announced on Tuesday.
Some 100 pharmaceutical companies specializing in the ethnic
medicine of over 20 minority groups are expected to participate in
the exhibition.
According to Xu Zhiren, an official with the administration,
there are 195 hospitals using unique medical treatments developed
by 15 minority groups such as Tibetan, Mongolian and Uygur. The
country has 14 schools which teach ethnic medicine.
There are 156 pharmaceutical companies making ethnic medicine in
China, compared with less than ten in 1995. In 2005, the turnover
of the ethnic pharmaceutical industry reached 5.3 billion yuan
(about US$403 million), according to official figures.
Tibetan medicine has marked curative effects in treating
altitude sickness, digestive problems and rheumatic disease, while
Mongolian medicine is good at curing diabetes and blood
disease.
(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2007)