Integration of TCM, modern medicine in the pipeline

China is accelerating efforts to enhance the quality and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, aiming to integrate modern science with ancient remedies while boosting market entry, officials said.

A new guideline to promote high-quality development of the TCM sector, recently issued by the State Council — the nation's Cabinet — emphasized both passed-down knowledge (inheritance), and innovation, they said at a news conference on Friday.

Lu Jianwei, deputy head of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the guideline underscores the application of digital and green technologies across the TCM supply chain, while boosting research and development for new medicines.