Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Chen Zhen, a traditional Chinese medicine physician and head of the Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Hungary, has been very busy. "We put the TCM clinic in the 'cloud', through the phone, WeChat and ZOOM and other platforms of the new crown patient consultation, in addition to the weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm, we also arrange doctors on duty 24 hours, in order to be able to meet the needs of patients in TCM at the first time during the special period of the epidemic." It can be said that the 'unclosed window' of Chinese medicine has made the people of Central and Eastern Europe more confident in their hearts and increased their confidence in defeating the epidemic. ”
The patients received by the Qihuang Chinese Medicine Center in Hungary are not only from Hungary, but also from Central and Eastern Europe, and even as far away as the Middle East; not only overseas Chinese, but also locals in Central and Eastern Europe. Chen Zhen said, "A simple count, in the past year, about 5,000 to 6,000 people have been treated, and our self-developed Traditional Chinese Medicine Lung Meridian No. 1 for the treatment of new crown pneumonia, heart, liver, stomach capsules and tea, lung detoxification soup capsules and other nationally recommended 'three medicines and three parties', as well as Xiao Chai Hu Tang and other prevention and treatment of Chinese herbal medicines, have sold nearly 10 million packs."
Why do so many "foreigners" believe in the efficacy of Chinese medicine in preventing and treating new crown pneumonia? In the face of reporters' questions, Chen Zhen said, "The prevention and treatment effect of traditional Chinese medicine for new crown pneumonia convinces them, and under word of mouth, more friends around them come to consult." Customers in Romania, Croatia, Montenegro and the Czech Republic also snapped up these Chinese medicines, saying that 'if you have Chinese medicine at home, you don't panic'. We must also limit purchases to ensure that more in-need patients can use Chinese medicine in a timely manner."
On April 12, the reporter's interview, Chen Zhen had just finished a follow-up consultation for a German business executive working in Hungary, "After the patient's new crown pneumonia was cured, he couldn't sleep, he was weak, and he couldn't even walk 50 steps." After nearly 2 months of continuous treatment through TCM, the situation has now improved greatly. We have received many patients like this, and TCM plays a unique role in defeating the epidemic. Our popular Hungarian edition of Dr. Chan Pharmacy's health magazine focuses on how to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients who have recovered from COVID-19."
The Qihuang Chinese Medicine Center is one of the many TCM clinics in Hungary and has played a unique role in the fight against the epidemic through innovative therapies combining needles and medicines.
Long before the outbreak of the epidemic, Chinese medicine had a wide range of understanding in the hearts of people in Central and Eastern European countries. In 2018, the free TCM clinic held at the SYMA Conference Center in the center of Budapest was welcomed by the Hungarian people; in 2019, at the second 21st Century Health Industry Development Forum hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources, Chen Zhen introduced the knowledge of TCM meridians to everyone in detail; in 2020, Chen Zhen introduced Chinese herbal medicine to Hungarian counterparts on World Chinese Medicine Day. There is a group of TCM aerobics enthusiasts in Hungary, often jumping in Heroes' Square in Budapest, which has become a unique landscape.
These TCM practitioners are able to play their TCM expertise overseas, thanks to the TCM legislation passed by the Hungarian government in 2013 and the implementation rules of TCM legislation officially promulgated in 2015, which made Hungary the first country in the EUROPEAN to recognize TCM practitioners, and TCM has a healthy development environment.
(Economic Daily-China Economic Network in Budapest correspondent Zhai Chaohui)
Source: Economic Daily