Relationship between law on the protection of wildlife and animal-derived drugs.
- Author:
Lian-da LI
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: animal-derived drugs; traditional Chinese medicine; wildlife
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(10):1763-1765
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: In most countries, the protection of wildlife resources is in a negative way, the state do not put emphasis on or even oppose artificial breeding, with the poor results. In our country, the state shall pursue a policy of strengthening the protection of wildlife resources, actively domesticating and breeding the species of wildlife, which has made great achievements. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is one pillar of medical and health service in China, animal-derived drugs which are effective drugs for the treatment of certain critical cases have been used in clinic for 2 000 years. Prohibition or limited use of animal-derived drugs could affect the curative effect, hindering TCM from healthy development. The state shall encourage the protection and domestication, breeding of wildlife accords with our national conditions, which is not only beneficial to the protection of wildlife, but also favors the development of the cause of TCM.
