China says traditional medicine effective on A/H1N1 flu patients
13:52, 17 September 2009
BEIJING. September 17. KAZINFORM Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) had proved effective for preventing and curing A/H1N1 flu in clinical tests, Beijing health authorities said Wednesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
After five months' scientific research, the effectiveness of TCM on A/H1N1 flu patients had been proved in clinical tests, said the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau.
The city has reserved 2 million TCM doses to fight against the flu.
"The Beijing municipal government has invested 10 million yuan (1.4 million U.S. dollars) to test the effectiveness and safety of TCM to treat A/H1N1 flu since May," said Zhao Jing, head of Beijing Administration of TCM; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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