FDA clarification: Chinese medicine has not changed

Chinese medicine approved time in the United StatesProducts and therapies, and 'normal' or 'their allopathic medical practice,' products and therapies have significant differences. Some forms of complementary and offbeat medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine and India grass medicine, have been practiced for centuries, while others such as electrotherapy, is later appeared." "; NCCAM (National complement and offbeat Medical Center) describes whole medical systems as involving 'and allopathic (conventional) complete theoretical and practical medicine evolved independently or parallel system'. These may reflect the unique cultural systems, such as traditional Chinese medicine and herbal medicine in India." Fang pointed out, FDA is using the "unique cultural system" rather than "independent science". This paper simply said "traditional Chinese medicine, India grass medicine has a set of complete systems of theory and practice, is a statement of fact, does not take any value judgment, does not mean that FDA identity or traditional 'holistic medicine'". reporter discovery, "management guide" a text annotations is specially pointed out, not because of the documents referred to in some kind of therapy, practice or product, go to FDA to support or approval.
America food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesman to answer this reporter's question, said: Chinese medicine in American legal status has not changed ---

Ma NingTraditional Chinese medicine America obtained by the food and Drug Administration in the United States and time (FDA) responded to this reporter's question, said: Chinese medicine has not changed -- Ma Ning Beijing Youth Daily in American legal status (20070809) last week, a "American first identification of TCM science system is independent" news once made countless Chinese medicine industry excitement. But as long as read the FDA (America food and Drug Administration) guidance documents published "complementary and alternative medicine products and FDA management guidelines (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "management guide") the person, do not doubt on this conclusion. A spokesman for FDA Rawlings, Kimberley yesterday request to the reporter sent the e-mail said, "management" "did not claim or imply any change in federal law", also did not change the dietary supplements (including Chinese Medicine) legal status. ■ is not a kind of Chinese traditional medicine by USA FDA review reporter to Kimberley directly put forward "" management guide "means FDA identity of TCM is the independent scientific system" of the problem, but did not get a positive. Kimberley said in an e-mail, "management guide" did not make any new regulatory requirements. Other guidance documents like FDA release, it only represents the FDA current thinking on a topic, not the FDA or the public legal responsibility. The file also did not claim or imply any changes to the federal law. Kimberley for example, "for example," management "and" no change in the dietary supplement health and Education Act "in the provisions of any vitamin and dietary supplement law. It is stated the legal definition of dietary supplements, to remind the relevant company even if it is marked as' dietary 'products, as long as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, diagnosis of disease, should also comply with the
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Last week, a "America first recognized TCM is a scientific system of" independent news has made countless Chinese medicine industry excitement. But as long as read the FDA (America food and Drug Administration) guidance documents published "complementary and alternative medicine products and FDA management guidelines (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "management guide") the person, do not doubt on this conclusion. A spokesman for FDA Rawlings, Kimberley yesterday request to the reporter sent the e-mail said, "management" "did not claim or imply any change in federal law", also did not change the dietary supplements (including Chinese Medicine) legal status.The drug standards." In 1994, American Congress passed "the dietary supplement health and Education Act", the natural plant medicine including traditional Chinese medicine, as a dietary supplement, is a special product between food and medicine. So far, there is not a traditional Chinese medicine by America FDA review, as a drug in America use. Chinese medicine in the America only acupuncture is to state the legal form is listed as a medical tool. ■ reported FDA first identity of Chinese medicine is "independent scientific system" "America FDA identity of Chinese medicine science system is independent" said an article in the "guide", the traditional management will include TCM medicine from "complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)" isolated for the first time, with traditional Chinese Medicine and the mainstream Western medicine, is an independent scientific and complete systems of theory and practice system, not only is the mainstream Western medicine. Reported that, according to the introduction Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, an academician, USA National Center for complementary and alternative medicine (NCCAM) and FDA thought, system of traditional medicine is "allopathic complete systems of theory and practice, and (conventional therapy of western mainstream medicine) independent or parallel development", has a unique cultural background the. They have some common elements, such as the belief that the body has self-healing ability, the treatment is one's own knack in. ■ comment said and should not be interpreted as a "recognized" thanks to years of Chinese medicine in the America has been facing legal obstacles, the news was that the Chinese medicine practitioners in the American has ushered in recognition. Reporters access to "management guide" the discovery, 14 page document only two references to Chinese medicine, are mentioned together with India herbal medicine. Scholar Fang Zhouzi in his blog that the two paragraph: "'supplement and offbeat medicine' is a term that covers many kinds of medical practice,

■ through America FDA review is not a kind of traditional Chinese Medicine

Reporter from Kimberley directly put forward "" management guide "means FDA identity of TCM is the independent scientific system" of the problem, but did not get a positive answer. Kimberley said in an e-mail, "management guide" did not make any new regulatory requirements. Other guidance documents like FDA release, it only represents the FDA current thinking on a topic, not the FDA or the public legal responsibility. The file also did not claim or imply any changes to the federal law.

Kimberley, for example, "for example," management "and" no change in the dietary supplement health and Education Act "in the provisions of any vitamin and dietary supplements to legal status. It is stated the legal definition of dietary supplements, to remind the relevant company even if it is marked as' dietary 'products, as long as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, diagnosis of disease, should also abide by the relevant drug standards." In 1994, American Congress passed "the dietary supplement health and Education Act", the natural plant medicine including traditional Chinese medicine, as a dietary supplement, is a special product between food and medicine. So far, there is not a traditional Chinese medicine by America FDA review, as a drug in America use. Chinese medicine in the America only acupuncture is to state the legal form is listed as a medical tool.Traditional Chinese medicine America obtained by the food and Drug Administration in the United States and time (FDA) responded to this reporter's question, said: Chinese medicine has not changed -- Ma Ning Beijing Youth Daily in American legal status (20070809) last week, a "American first identification of TCM science system is independent" news once made countless Chinese medicine industry excitement. But as long as read the FDA (America food and Drug Administration) guidance documents published "complementary and alternative medicine products and FDA management guidelines (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "management guide") the person, do not doubt on this conclusion. A spokesman for FDA Rawlings, Kimberley yesterday request to the reporter sent the e-mail said, "management" "did not claim or imply any change in federal law", also did not change the dietary supplements (including Chinese Medicine) legal status. ■ is not a kind of Chinese traditional medicine by USA FDA review reporter to Kimberley directly put forward "" management guide "means FDA identity of TCM is the independent scientific system" of the problem, but did not get a positive. Kimberley said in an e-mail, "management guide" did not make any new regulatory requirements. Other guidance documents like FDA release, it only represents the FDA current thinking on a topic, not the FDA or the public legal responsibility. The file also did not claim or imply any changes to the federal law. Kimberley for example, "for example," management "and" no change in the dietary supplement health and Education Act "in the provisions of any vitamin and dietary supplement law. It is stated the legal definition of dietary supplements, to remind the relevant company even if it is marked as' dietary 'products, as long as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, diagnosis of disease, should also comply with the

■ reported FDA first identity of Chinese medicine is "independent scientific system"

"American FDA identity of TCM is the scientific system of" independent said an article in traditional medicine, "guidelines" will include Chinese medicine, from the "complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)" in the isolated, the first identification of TCM and Western medicine as the mainstream, is an independent scientific system theory and practice of the system, and not just the supplement to the mainstream Western medicine. Reported that, according to the introduction Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, an academician, USA National Center for complementary and alternative medicine (NCCAM) and FDA thought, system of traditional medicine is "allopathic complete systems of theory and practice, and (conventional therapy of western mainstream medicine) independent or parallel development", has a unique cultural background the. They have some common elements, such as the belief that the body has self-healing ability, the treatment is one's own knack in.

■ comment said should not be construed as "accreditation"Traditional Chinese medicine America obtained by the food and Drug Administration in the United States and time (FDA) responded to this reporter's question, said: Chinese medicine has not changed -- Ma Ning Beijing Youth Daily in American legal status (20070809) last week, a "American first identification of TCM science system is independent" news once made countless Chinese medicine industry excitement. But as long as read the FDA (America food and Drug Administration) guidance documents published "complementary and alternative medicine products and FDA management guidelines (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "management guide") the person, do not doubt on this conclusion. A spokesman for FDA Rawlings, Kimberley yesterday request to the reporter sent the e-mail said, "management" "did not claim or imply any change in federal law", also did not change the dietary supplements (including Chinese Medicine) legal status. ■ is not a kind of Chinese traditional medicine by USA FDA review reporter to Kimberley directly put forward "" management guide "means FDA identity of TCM is the independent scientific system" of the problem, but did not get a positive. Kimberley said in an e-mail, "management guide" did not make any new regulatory requirements. Other guidance documents like FDA release, it only represents the FDA current thinking on a topic, not the FDA or the public legal responsibility. The file also did not claim or imply any changes to the federal law. Kimberley for example, "for example," management "and" no change in the dietary supplement health and Education Act "in the provisions of any vitamin and dietary supplement law. It is stated the legal definition of dietary supplements, to remind the relevant company even if it is marked as' dietary 'products, as long as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, diagnosis of disease, should also comply with the

Thanks to years of Chinese medicine in the USA has been facing legal obstacles, the news was that the Chinese medicine practitioners in the American has ushered in the dawn of the approved. Reporters access to "management guide" the discovery, 14 page document only two references to Chinese medicine, are mentioned together with India herbal medicine. Scholar Fang Zhouzi in his blog that the two paragraph: "'supplement and offbeat medicine' is a term that covers many kinds of medical practice, products and therapies, with 'conventional' or 'allopathic medical practice,' products and therapies have significant differences. Some forms of complementary and offbeat medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine and India grass medicine, have been practiced for centuries, while others such as electrotherapy, is later appeared." "; NCCAM (National complement and offbeat Medical Center) describes whole medical systems as involving 'and allopathic (conventional) complete theoretical and practical medicine evolved independently or parallel system'. These may reflect the unique cultural systems, such as traditional Chinese medicine and herbal medicine in India."
Traditional Chinese medicine America obtained by the food and Drug Administration in the United States and time (FDA) responded to this reporter's question, said: Chinese medicine has not changed -- Ma Ning Beijing Youth Daily in American legal status (20070809) last week, a "American first identification of TCM science system is independent" news once made countless Chinese medicine industry excitement. But as long as read the FDA (America food and Drug Administration) guidance documents published "complementary and alternative medicine products and FDA management guidelines (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "management guide") the person, do not doubt on this conclusion. A spokesman for FDA Rawlings, Kimberley yesterday request to the reporter sent the e-mail said, "management" "did not claim or imply any change in federal law", also did not change the dietary supplements (including Chinese Medicine) legal status. ■ is not a kind of Chinese traditional medicine by USA FDA review reporter to Kimberley directly put forward "" management guide "means FDA identity of TCM is the independent scientific system" of the problem, but did not get a positive. Kimberley said in an e-mail, "management guide" did not make any new regulatory requirements. Other guidance documents like FDA release, it only represents the FDA current thinking on a topic, not the FDA or the public legal responsibility. The file also did not claim or imply any changes to the federal law. Kimberley for example, "for example," management "and" no change in the dietary supplement health and Education Act "in the provisions of any vitamin and dietary supplement law. It is stated the legal definition of dietary supplements, to remind the relevant company even if it is marked as' dietary 'products, as long as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, diagnosis of disease, should also comply with the
Fang notes, using the FDA of the original is "unique cultural system" rather than "independent scientific system". This paper simply said "traditional Chinese medicine, India grass medicine has a set of complete systems of theory and practice, is a statement of fact, does not take any value judgment, does not mean that FDA identity or traditional 'holistic medicine'".

Reporter discovery, "management guide" a text annotations is specially pointed out, not because of the documents referred to in some kind of therapy, practice or product, go to FDA to support or endorse it.The drug standards." In 1994, American Congress passed "the dietary supplement health and Education Act", the natural plant medicine including traditional Chinese medicine, as a dietary supplement, is a special product between food and medicine. So far, there is not a traditional Chinese medicine by America FDA review, as a drug in America use. Chinese medicine in the America only acupuncture is to state the legal form is listed as a medical tool. ■ reported FDA first identity of Chinese medicine is "independent scientific system" "America FDA identity of Chinese medicine science system is independent" said an article in the "guide", the traditional management will include TCM medicine from "complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)" isolated for the first time, with traditional Chinese Medicine and the mainstream Western medicine, is an independent scientific and complete systems of theory and practice system, not only is the mainstream Western medicine. Reported that, according to the introduction Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, an academician, USA National Center for complementary and alternative medicine (NCCAM) and FDA thought, system of traditional medicine is "allopathic complete systems of theory and practice, and (conventional therapy of western mainstream medicine) independent or parallel development", has a unique cultural background the. They have some common elements, such as the belief that the body has self-healing ability, the treatment is one's own knack in. ■ comment said and should not be interpreted as a "recognized" thanks to years of Chinese medicine in the America has been facing legal obstacles, the news was that the Chinese medicine practitioners in the American has ushered in recognition. Reporters access to "management guide" the discovery, 14 page document only two references to Chinese medicine, are mentioned together with India herbal medicine. Scholar Fang Zhouzi in his blog that the two paragraph: "'supplement and offbeat medicine' is a term that covers many kinds of medical practice,

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