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China has approved three Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) products for sale to help treat Covid-19, the Government Administration of Medicinal Products announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to CNN, the agency used a special approval procedure for the three products, which “offer more opportunities for Covid-19 treatment,” a statement was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
The herbal products come in granular form and have their origins in “ancient Chinese recipes,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
They were developed from TCM healing tools that had been used early in the pandemic and that were “controlled by many academics and experts on the front line.”<\/p>\n
However, their safety and effectiveness are still debated in China, where there are both supporters and skeptics.<\/p>\n
Although many of the remedies in TCM have been used for hundreds of years, critics argue that there is no verifiable scientific evidence to support their supposed benefits.<\/p>\n
“Traditional medicine is a treasure trove of Chinese civilization that embodies the wisdom of the nation and its people,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping, a well-known TCM lawyer, at a national conference in October 2019.<\/p>\n
Throughout the outbreak of the pandemic, Xi has repeatedly urged doctors to treat patients with a “mixture of Chinese and Western medicines.”<\/p>\n
In fact, tens of thousands of patients with Covid-19 received herbal medicines in addition to major antiviral drugs last year, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. <\/p>\n
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