"Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine" announced to establish database and protection list

The "Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") was announced on November 9 and will be officially implemented on January 1, 2027. This is my country's first administrative regulation on the protection of traditional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

It will come into effect next year to lay a solid foundation for the rule of law for the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine.

The "Regulations" make it clear that the collection and selection of ancient Chinese medicine literature and the investigation of traditional knowledge will be systematically carried out, and two core carriers, a database and a protection list for the protection of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, will be established. Industry experts said that the implementation of the Regulations will provide a solid and systematic legal guarantee for the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Zhen Yan, director of the Institute of Chinese Medical History and Documentation, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences: The first is to protect the root veins so that the wisdom of the ancestors will not be lost. We have done a lot of work in the protection of traditional knowledge in the past, but we have not yet formed an institutionalized and systematic system. This time the legislation clearly proposes to establish a database of traditional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and classify and manage the traditional knowledge entering the database. At the same time, the provisions also propose that some representative, special and important protection values ​​should be further included in the protection list. Through such work, the wisdom left to us by our ancestors can be systematized and preserved in an orderly manner.

Let the protection of traditional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine be truly implemented

The "Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine" is based on the development laws of traditional Chinese medicine, complements the protection shortcomings of the existing legal system, builds a comprehensive and systematic traditional knowledge protection system, and solves the problem of protecting traditional experience and knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

Previously, the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Law of the People's Republic of China" has established relevant systems such as traditional knowledge databases and protection lists. The promulgation of the "Regulations" details and clarifies the system construction standards and implementation paths, so that the protection of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge can be legally based and effective.

Zhen Yan, director of the Institute of Chinese Medical History and Documentation, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences: The "Traditional Chinese Medicine Law of the People's Republic of China" clearly stipulates that the country must establish a database for traditional knowledge data protection. The promulgation of the <i>Regulations this time truly clearly stipulates how to establish this system. Based on such a set of rules and regulations, we can truly implement the protection of traditional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

Promote utilization while protecting and promote inheritance while utilizing

Experts in the industry interpret that the "Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge" is both protective and developmental. It can not only preserve the traditional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, but also establish a standardized system for the public, medical institutions, scientific research and market enterprises to regulate the use of traditional Chinese medicine resources.

Experts pointed out that the implementation of the "Regulations" will not only promote the orderly inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine skills and ancient knowledge, but also effectively empower the standardized and high-quality development of the Chinese medicine industry, and help Chinese medicine companies participate in international exchanges and cooperation in an orderly manner and explore overseas markets.

Zhen Yan, director of the Institute of Chinese Medical History and Documentation, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences: It bids farewell to the situation of blind digging and searching everywhere in the market. The real money invested by enterprises may produce more output, which has a good supporting effect on the development of the industry. In addition, when enterprises go abroad, the state, as the main body of traditional knowledge protection, can also have a protection mechanism for enterprises when traditional knowledge is improperly utilized and competes. Therefore, it plays a positive role in the development of enterprises whether they are developing themselves or going abroad.