What Does Tu Youyou's Award Mean For Traditional Chinese Medicine And Traditional Chinese Medicine?

At 17:30 Beijing time on October 5, 2015, the Swedish Caroline Medical College announced in Stockholm that the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine would be awarded to Tu Youyou, a Chinese female pharmacologist. Tu Youyou's award shows the deep concern of the international medical community for China's medical research, the profound significance of traditional Chinese medicine in maintaining human health, the academic spirit and innovative ability of Chinese scientists, and the pride of China's medical and health community.

Although Tu Youyou is not really a traditional Chinese medicine, she is just a researcher studying pharmacy, and her award itself is still an encouragement to traditional Chinese medicine. Americans believe that the team led by Tu Youyou has transformed ancient Chinese medicine treatment into the most powerful antimalarial medicine today by applying modern technology to the heritage left by traditional Chinese doctors more than 5000 years ago.

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Many people say that traditional Chinese medicine is a huge treasure trove, but the exact location of the "treasure" has left too many people at a loss. Tu Youyou gets inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine books and records, excavates from traditional Chinese medicine, and finally successfully extracts artemisinin, which is vivid evidence of "traditional Chinese medicine is a huge treasure house". Reviewing the whole story of Tu Youyou's discovery of artemisinin seems particularly necessary for how to inherit and innovate traditional Chinese medicine. At the same time, her success has also given us many inspirations.

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Firstly, the vitality of traditional Chinese medicine lies in its therapeutic effect

The development of traditional Chinese medicine is inseparable from its efficacy. Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin, which saved thousands of lives and made people less afraid of malaria, and more confident to fight against disease. All these show the importance of efficacy.

Secondly, the driving force for the development of traditional Chinese medicine lies in meeting the health needs of the people

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For thousands of years, the culture of traditional Chinese medicine has been passed down from generation to generation, enduring for a long time. This is because it can meet the health needs of the people, which is the driving force for the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Thirdly, the development and future of traditional Chinese medicine lie in having strong cultural confidence in inheritance and innovation

The discovery of artemisinin is inseparable from traditional Chinese medicine, which fully reflects the value of traditional Chinese medicine and demonstrates its influence in the world. Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin after unremitting efforts. Her success has well promoted the culture of traditional Chinese medicine to the world, made more people deeply understand and learn the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, and made the culture of traditional Chinese medicine stand among the nations of the world.

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Keeping traditional Chinese medicine up-to-date and benefiting human health is the responsibility and mission of today's Chinese medicine practitioners. In fact, in today's China, like Tu Youyou, many Chinese medicine enterprises that dare to take on the responsibility have made great efforts in the process of inheritance and innovation of Chinese medicine, and have already yielded fruitful results. Tu Youyou's award will surely create a more brilliant future for Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.