1. general information Vietnam has long history of traditional medicine. The origin of Vietnam pharmacy and medicine is starting from folk experiences formed due to the results of struggle for survival between human and pathogenic agents. Traditional pharmacy and medicine is a cultural heritage which is passed from generation to generation and is continuously added by experiences of generations to be more and more comprehensive and scientific.

2. Viet nam TRM has made a great contribution to the cause of people healthcare both its own and in combination with modern medicine. Many scientific researches at the State or Ministerial or Institute/Hospital level aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines; to set up processing protocols and methods of standardization of herbal medicines; to study for application of TRM non-medication and medication methods in treatment and prevention of common diseases, chronic and persistent diseases… were carried out and highly appreciated in TRM local and international conferences. general information

3. Viet Nam gradually takes steps to modernize TRM based on the preservation of the national nature of TRM, combining the advantages of both TRM and modern medicine, to contribute to the work of healthcare for community effectively.

4. basic information on pharmacopeia The latest pharmacopeia in Viet Nam is N o 3. This has been the most comprehensive pharmacopeia ever before. It has 821 monographs (standards) including : 342 monographs of biopharmacy and finished products, 276 monographs of medicinal plants, 37 monographs of herbal drugs, 47 monographs of biology, 119 general monographs and approximately of 5000 chemical substances and test drugs

5. Main scientific and technical research institutes involved in TRM in Vietnam National Institute of Medicinal Materials National Hospital of Traditional Medicine Army Institute of Traditional Medicine National Institute and Hospital of Acupuncture Traditional Medicine University of Pharmacy and Medicine

6. TRM scientific research Experimental research: research to evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional medicines in experimental models. Research to develop new products based on the pharmacological active extracts for anti-aging, chronic hepatitis, immunology deficiency cases, ischemia-induced disorders, etc. Research for standardization of medicinal plants.

7. Pharmaceutical research: inherited from traditional methods for processing and preparing traditional medicines, step by step modernize manufacturing technology of traditional medicine using modern techniques. Application research: research on none-medication methods (acupuncture, acupressure, qi-gong…) and medication (empirical formulae and new formulae) for treatment and prevention of diseases. Historical research and surveys: basically research on the history of traditional medicine, TRM theory. Carry out surveys on Medica-Materia, manpower, and the utilization of TRM in Vietnam. Establish models using a combination of TRM and modern medicine for the primary health care in the community.

8. TRM training program Long-term regular training course 1. Basic theory of traditional Vietnamese medicine 2. Diagnosis of traditional Vietnamese medicine 3. Herbology 4. Formulae of traditional Vietnamese medicine 5. Acupuncture, moxibution, and massage (including basic theory and clinical practice) 6. Pathology and treatment of common diseases (lectures and clinical practice)

9. TRM training program Training course specialized in TRM Internal Medicine 1. Basic theory of traditional Vietnamese medicine 2. Diagnosis of traditional Vietnamese medicine 3. Herbology 4. Formulae of traditional Vietnamese medicine 5. Combination of acupuncture, moxibution, massage and herbal medicine in treatment 6. Treatment of diseases encountered in internal medicine using herbal medicine and acupuncture, moxibution, massage.

10. TRM training program Introductory course in acupuncture, moxibution, massage, qi gong, and vitality preservation 1. Basic theory of Vietnamese traditional medicine 2. Diagnosis of Vietnamese traditional medicine 3. Basic theory of acupuncture, moxibution, massage,qi gong, and vitality preservation-Basic theory of acupuncture moxibution-Basic theory of massage-Basic theory of qi gong and vitality preservation 4. Treatment of some diseases with acupuncture, moxibution (lectures and clinical practice) 5. Treatment of some diseases with massage (lectures and clinical practice) 6. Prevention and treatment of some diseases with qi gong, vitality preservation (lectures and clinical practice)

11. TRM training program Advanced acupuncture training course 1.Meridian system and points 2.Principles for selection and combination of points 3.Techniques of acupuncture and moxibution 4.Auricular acupuncture 5.Some special topics 6.Clinical practice with needling

12. TRM training program Practicing training course in acupuncture and moxibution, and massage 1.Techniques of acupuncture and moxibution 2.Techniques of Oriental massage 3.Acupuncture practice to treat some diseases (*) 4.Massage practice to treat some diseases (*)(*) Diseases, symptoms, or conditions for which acupuncture can cure based on acupuncturists' experiences, and for which acupuncture has been proved to be an effective treatment through controlled clinical trials.

13. TRM training program Specialized training courses (lectures and clinical practice) - Specialized training courses in acupuncture and moxibution: courses are arranged for special subjects, including traditional body needling on special topics or special diseases, special techniques such as chronoacupuncture or ear, face, hand scalp acupuncture, etc. - Specialized training courses in qi gong and vitality preservation: courses are arranged for special subjects such as qi gong in management of stress or/and other conditions induced by psychosomatic causes, qi gong in prevention of degeneration diseases or aging, etc. - Other specialties: Lectures are given, as required, on special subjects such as internal medicine, gynecology, herbology and so on.

14. medicinal material demand in vietnam for TRM 1. Natural resources of medicinal materials. 2. 450 large and medium scale enterprises. 3. The demand of service for: 48 hospitals of traditional medicine 500 faculties of traditional medicine 9338 herbalists out of 30000 members of Oriental Medicine Association. Export of 20.000 tones of medicinal materials/year 4. Experienced staff (only lower than the staff of China, Korea, Japan). 5. Viet Nam needs to produce drugs for the poor. 6. 5639 domestic items are derived form 346 active substances (while 3392 imported drugs are derived from 890 active substances). Viet Nam are having policy to produce raw materials for drug production (Viet Nam Pharmaceutical Industry has chiefly imported raw materials).

15. for vietnam It is necessary to have an organization having state management function (establishing a Department of Medicinal Materials in Department of Pharmacological Management or Department of Traditional Medicine.) To carry out the investment on growing according to GAP, or GACP. To establish a set of standard samples of medicinal plants, control medicinal materials. To isolate and purify the standard substance. To establish the database on botany classification (taxonomy key, standard fingerprint in classification) To carry out the management of import- export activities To carry out the quality control of medicinal plant samples on the market.

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