Shaolin Medicine

[GeneChing]

Temple Plans Zen Hospital (http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/05/13/2021s569571.htm)
2010-05-13 21:06:49 Shanghai Daily Web Editor: Zhang Xu

China's home of kung fu, Shaolin Temple, will set up a Zen hospital to treat patients with tranquil martial arts and the temple's secret tonic.

The Shaolin Medicine Hospital would be built by the foot of Shaoshi Mountain in Henan Province, where the temple has stood for more than 1,500 years, said a monk named Shi Yanlin. Shi will soon head the hospital, Dahe.cn reported today.

Shi said the temple has planned the hospital for more than two years, and doctors would treat diseases by guiding patients in Zen meditation, teaching them kung fu, and feeding them healthy food.

It will at least take two years to build the hospital. The temple has been training doctors among its monks since 2007 in traditional Chinese medicine and western surgical skills.

The hospital will be run as a charity, with free diagnosis, massage and acupuncture, Shi said. Medicines will be sold at cost price.

The temple has also been fighting legal battles to put its brand "Shaolin Medicine" on coffee, instant noodles, and tonic water. A Beijing court ruled against the temple's request last month.
I posted the news on the medicine, coffee, noodles trademark rejection on the Shaolin Trademark thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1009815&postcount=19).

[David Jamieson]

medicinal coffee? hmmmn.

[GeneChing]

No sticking probes in there. It's not zen. ;)

Shaolin Temple to open "hospital" (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2010-05/14/content_9847220.htm)
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-14 00:32

ZHENGZHOU -- China's Shaolin Temple, home of the famous kung fu monks, is to get its own "hospital" to help promote the unique Shaolin medical culture, a Shaolin monk said Thursday.

The Land and Resources Administration of Dengfeng City, Henan Province, had approved the plan for a medical facility to be run by Shaolin's pharmaceutical bureau, said Shi Yanlin, director of the bureau.

Construction, which would be fully funded by the temple, was expected to be finished in two years.

Shaolin monks who had passed state examinations in pharmaceuticals and massage would treat patients at the facility, Shi said.

The "hospital" would offer free diagnosis, acupuncture, massage and some of the medicines would be free.

"The purpose of setting up the hospital is to promote the culture of Zen medicine," he said.

Zen, kung fu and medicine were three important elements of Shaolin culture, and the "hospital" was expected to help promote the little known Shaolin medicine, Shi said.

The bureau was established in 1217, diagnosing and treating diseases in monks and local residents. It has focused on medical education and prevention of diseases, through diet and other natural means.

The key construction of the planned institution would be a Zen training court rather than an outpatient building, said Shi.

The monk said Shaolin would seek cooperation with companies in producing some of its secret remedies and the facility would also welcome Western medical practices if they proved helpful.

But endoscopy would not be accepted because the method runs counter to Shaolin's theory of health cultivation, Shi said.

[sha0lin1]

I am not sure Shaolin would be my first choice to get scoped out.

[GeneChing]

On second thought, never mind, sha0lin1. We really don't want to know. :p


Zen hospital to be built near Shaolin
* Source: Global Times
* [16:53 May 17 2010]

Henan authorities have approved the Shaolin Medicine Bureau's proposal to build a charitable hospital to promote Zen medicine at the foot of Taishi mountain, Fengdeng city, near the Shaolin Temple. That's according to Shi Yanlin, an abbot in charge of the bureau.

The Shaolin hospital will offer treatments such as Zen medicine, traditional Chinese food cures and Kung Fu treatments. These will be used to treat conditions caused by stress, irregular diet and lack of exercise, which are the three main causes of illness in modern society, according to the abbot.

The Zen Relaxation and Mental Cultivation hall, with both indoor and outdoor facilities, is the core of the hospital project.

Patients will also receive advice on fitness and the prevention of illnesses.

"Our ambition is to promote Zen medicine", said the abbot.

The majority of medical staff will be monks and disciples who have studied medicine at the temple and at medical colleges.

China's Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has certified over 20 monks as pharmacists and TCM dispensers, and over 30 have received a Tuina therapist certification.

But the new hospital will still be subject to supervision and inspection by the health authorities.

The hospital is expected to cover 90,000 square meters and will be located three kilometers from Shaolin Temple. Abbot Shi says that this means that patients won't be required to pay the entry ticket.

Shi said the hospital is being built as a charitable initiative and a consultation there will be free. Treatments such as acupuncture and massage, as well as some of the prescribed medicine which are mainly produced by the Shaolin Medicin Bureau, will all be free of charge. Other medicines will only be priced to cover the costs.

The abbot adds that, if construction begins immediately, the hospital is expected to open its doors within the next two years.

The Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng is known as the birthplace of Zen Buddhism as well as of Kung Fu. It dates back about 1,500 years.
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[GeneChing]

I'll have to keep an eye on this site in the future.

Shaolin Temple Enterprise (http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/Today_Media/review_print/2010/05/17/170276.shtml)
Nation, page 9-10
~ Since the world-famous movie Shaolin Temple was produced in 1982, Shaolin Temple, a temple with a history of around 1,400 years located in Songshan Mountain in Kaifeng City, Henan Province, has been working hard to turn itself from a cultural attraction into a modern enterprise with multiple businesses.
~ Currently, Shaolin Temple is planning to establish a hospital to sell medicines and provide free health care for patients. The temple already has several Kungfu training schools. The income brought in by tourists from all over the world visiting the temple has not only contributed to 30% of its financial revenue, but has also helped promote the economy of Kaifeng City and even Henan Province.
~ Though it is doubtless that the development of Shaolin Temple should be greatly attributed to the support of the local government, the relationship between the two has become increasingly complicated, which can be greatly attributed to the failure of Shaolin Temple's effort to make itself a listed company.
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[GeneChing]

Zen hospital to be built near Shaolin (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-05/18/c_13300899.htm)
English.news.cn 2010-05-18 13:18:28

BEIJING, May 18 -- Henan authorities have approved the Shaolin Medicine Bureau's proposal to build a charitable hospital to promote Zen medicine at the foot of Taishi mountain, Fengdeng city, near the Shaolin Temple. That's according to Shi Yanlin, an abbot in charge of the bureau.

The Shaolin hospital will offer treatments such as Zen medicine, traditional Chinese food cures and Kung Fu treatments. These will be used to treat conditions caused by stress, irregular diet and lack of exercise, which are the three main causes of illness in modern society, according to the abbot.

The Zen Relaxation and Mental Cultivation hall, with both indoor and outdoor facilities, is the core of the hospital project.

Patients will also receive advice on fitness and the prevention of illnesses.

"Our ambition is to promote Zen medicine", said the abbot.

The majority of medical staff will be monks and disciples who have studied medicine at the temple and at medical colleges.

China's Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has certified over 20 monks as pharmacists and TCM dispensers, and over 30 have received a Tuina therapist certification.

But the new hospital will still be subject to supervision and inspection by the health authorities.

The hospital is expected to cover 90,000 square meters and will be located three kilometers from Shaolin Temple. Abbot Shi says that this means that patients won't be required to pay the entry ticket.

Shi said the hospital is being built as a charitable initiative and a consultation there will be free. Treatments such as acupuncture and massage, as well as some of the prescribed medicine which are mainly produced by the Shaolin Medicin Bureau, will all be free of charge. Other medicines will only be priced to cover the costs.

The abbot adds that, if construction begins immediately, the hospital is expected to open its doors within the next two years.

The Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng is known as the birthplace of Zen Buddhism as well as of Kung Fu. It dates back about 1,500 years.


Shaolin Temple's bid to build hospital approved (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/18/content_9863131.htm)
By Du Wenjuan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-05-18 11:33

Shaolin Temple, renowned as the birthplace of Chinese martial arts, has been approved by the government of Dengfeng city, Central China's Henan province, to build a hospital on nine hectares, not far from the temple, the Beijing Times reported Tuesday.

Staffing for the Shaolin Pharmacy House Hospital will be mainly monks and other disciples of the temple. Shi Yanlin, chief of Shaolin Pharmacy House, said dozens of them already are qualified and certified to provide medical services.

"Of course, doctors from other major hospitals will be invited to our hospital as well," said Shi, also a master monk at the temple.

Funded by Shaolin Temple, the new hospital will focus on treatment through the practice of Zen meditation and kungfu, as well as food therapy. "Diagnosis, some medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practices such as acupuncture and massage will be free for patients," said Shi, according to a report on Dahe.cn last Friday.

He also said the hospital will be built within two years.
Over a decade ago, I had to go to the hospital in Zhengzhou and it was a nightmare. I've heard that there's a nicer hospital there since. It'll be interesting to have one right by the temple.

[GeneChing]

Health Matters: Butler Hospital focuses on Parkinson’s (http://www.projo.com/health/content/thrive_health_matters_1115_11-15-10_M6KTJP2_v6.284346f.html)
01:00 AM EST on Monday, November 15, 2010

Grandmaster Shi De Li, the current martial abbot of the Shaolin Temple and 31st generation successor in lineage from Bodhidharma, will give a seminar and workshop Nov. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Imperial Martial Arts, 37 West Broad St., 2nd Floor, Pawcatuck, Conn.

The seminar will focus on Shaolin Kung Fu which covers all aspects of martial arts and Chi Kung, which promotes health and energy through breathing exercises.

Participants may attend the lecture for $20 or stay for the training and demonstration for $40. Photo opportunities will be available and light refreshments will be served. The event will conclude with a tea ceremony with the masters. To register, call (401) 741-5265.
If it's the Shi Deli that I know, he's very talented. However, I'm not quite certain that martial abbot of Shaolin Temple is an appropriate term, and the "31st generation successor in lineage from Bodhidharma" is a little confusing too as the generation names aren't direct from Tamo. Nevertheless, if I was in CT, it's worth checking out.

[GeneChing]

China's first collection of Buddhist medicine unveiled at Shaolin Temple (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/culture/2011-05/28/c_13899089.htm)
English.news.cn 2011-05-28 21:35:19

ZHENGZHOU, May 28 (Xinhua) -- A newly-published 100-volume collection of works on Buddhist medicine was unveiled Saturday at the Shaolin Temple, the shrine of Kong Fu in central China's Henan Province.

China Buddhist Medicine Collection, compiled in 101 volumes and 70 million characters, includes more than 3,000 documents on the theories and practices of Buddhist medicine.

The earliest of the works dates to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), while the latest was written during the Republic of China (1912 - 1949).

"We use medicines to cure people's physical illnesses and Buddhism to solve their mental problems; the combination of the two is aimed to restore the balance and harmony of man's body and spirit," said Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin and one of the principal compilers.

To complete the collection, the Shaolin Temple also offered its manuscripts on medicines, some of which had not been revealed to the public before, said Shi.

The Shaolin Temple, usually deemed the birthplace of Kong Fu, is also renowned for its achievements in orthopedics and traumatology.

Too bad the abbot didn't show those off at the Shaolin Summit (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60282) last week. Then again, who wants to lug 100 books on a trip across the Pacific?

[JamesC]

I've been guilty of being fairly critical of the Abbott's commercialism, but I can't argue with this. I think this is a great idea.

[wenshu]

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[David Jamieson]

I've been guilty of being fairly critical of the Abbott's commercialism, but I can't argue with this. I think this is a great idea.

The abbott functions in the time and space he resides within.

[GeneChing]

Hope he gets well soon.

NBA star seeks remedies in Shaolin Temple (http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2011-11/10/content_23872876.htm)
Shanghai Daily, November 10, 2011

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Mikael Pietrus of NBA's Phoenix Suns receives traditional Chinese physical treatment from a monk of the Shaolin Monastery, famous for its mastery in kungfu, or Chinese martial arts.

Mickael Pietrus, the famous NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, came to the Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province to treat his muscle and knee joint injuries.

Pietrus tried several traditional Chinese medicine therapies, including acupuncture, massage and some unique remedies administered by Shaolin monks.

The American basketball player was told to calm his mind before the treatment, local news portal, Dahe.cn, reported today.

Pietrus' right knee was badly swollen after a surgery months before, so he came to the legendary Shaolin Temple hoping to find a cure.

"I knew kung fu masters Jackie Chen and Bruce Lee. Shaolin kung fu is the best!" Pietrus said.

Besides its martial arts, the Shaolin Temple is also known for its traditional Chinese medicine. The Buddhist monastery began to have its own hospital more than 1,000 years ago, the report said.

Pietrus was not the first NAB star to seek treatment in the Shaolin Temple. Abbot Shi Yongxin said Shaquille O'Neal also came and tried one ointment prepared by the temple.

Pietrus left the Shaolin Temple for France yesterday, without completing all the last two rounds of therapy due to his tight schedule. But he said he felt better. His knees no long had the pain and he would resume practice soon.

[GeneChing]

Never thought about this really. Interesting...

Medical care comes to religious groups (http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/05/content_16200133.htm)
Updated: 2013-02-05 02:09
(China Daily)

Universal policy funded by government subsidies extends coverage to communities including monks, nuns, report An Baijie in Dengfeng, Henan province and Shan Juan in Beijing.

Shi Yanlin was taken aback five years ago when some monks asked him how to get coverage under the country's health insurance policies.

Shi, 52, executive director of Shaolin Temple, China's most famous Buddhist monastery, with a history of more than 1,500 years, is in charge of the temple's health and medical issues.

Since 2003, when the country began establishing universal healthcare, religious groups, including Shaolin monks, began to get coverage.

So far, more than 1.3 billion people on the Chinese mainland have joined one of the three basic medical insurance policies that cover either urban or rural residents.

Government subsidies, not mandates, led to that high coverage, said Gordon Liu, a professor of economics at Guanghua School of Management of Peking University.

In the case of Shaolin, to find out how to buy health insurance for the temple's monks, Shi submitted a proposal to the local government during the annual session of the Henan provincial political advisory body in 2008.

He said health insurance should cover the monks even though there were no regulations on religious groups' health insurance at that time.

Jing Shuzhen, director of Dengfeng city's health bureau, said that the government started to plan for the monks' health insurance after receiving Shi's proposals.

"There are many Buddhist and Taoist temples in Dengfeng in Henan, and their demand for medical health must be met by the government," she said.

According to Shi, Shaolin Temple's executive director, the temple spent less than 30,000 yuan ($4,800) buying the government-held public health insurance for its staff members last year, but they finally got a reimbursement of more than 90,000 yuan in hospital costs.

Residency confusion

However, participating in the policy was not easy and confusing at first, Shi recalled.

The primary problem originated from the country's existing policies. For example, a person's health insurance is attached to their hukou (household registration) status. There are two kinds of hukou status, rural and urban, and health insurance for rural residents costs less than it does for urban dwellers.

However, most of the temple's 267 monks were not sure whether their hukou was rural or urban, Shi said.

The current law rules that people with rural hukou have the use rights of farmland, but all of the monks with rural hukou gave up their farmland. As a result, identifying their hukou statuses was difficult.

"Buddhist doctrine says all human beings are equal, and we have no idea about the hukou differences, particularly here within the temple," Shi said.

Because Shaolin Temple is in the rural area of Henan province, the local government enrolled the monks there into the rural health insurance system rather than the urban system in late 2008, said Jing of the Dengfeng health bureau.

"There were no such regulations on religious people's health insurance until 2011, so we kept low profile on this issue at that time," she said.

China launched the new rural cooperative medical care system in 2003 in a bid to ensure that the country's vast number of rural residents have access to affordable medical treatment and to reduce disease-triggered poverty. Under the policy, both the government and individual contribute.

The annual government subsidy for each participant has increased from 20 yuan in the starting year, 2003, to 280 yuan in 2013, statistics from the Ministry of Health showed.

Matching that, individuals under the policy each paid 10 yuan in 2003 and 60 yuan this year.

In return, participants have 75 percent of their inpatient expenses reimbursed under the rural cooperative medical program, and coverage for outpatient costs are further boosted, Health Minister Chen Zhu said at the national health work conference held early last month.

In Henan, rural participants can have at most 90 percent of their medical expenses reimbursed, Jing said.

At Shaolin Temple, in 2012, a total of 415 people, including monks and more than 130 children in the temple's orphanage, participated in the policy, according to the local health bureau.

One of the temple's monks was diagnosed with cancer and died last year. He had about 60 percent of his medical cost reimbursed under the insurance, and the temple paid the rest, Shi said.

"A 78-year-old monk named Shi Xingzhou in Shaolin Temple suffered from heart disease and went to the hospital at least twice a year for surgeries," he said. "An average of 10,000 yuan of his medical expenses was covered by the health insurance every year."

Preventive care

"Even in developed economies like the United States, health insurance is a heavy financial burden for the government," Shi said. "So we encourage the temple's people to protect themselves from getting sick by doing physical exercises as often as possible."

Most of the monks in Shaolin Temple are younger than 40 years old, so their medical expenses are not large, Shi noted.

Also, Shaolin Temple has a public-funded medicine bureau, where the monks and the tourists can get medicinal herbs free of charge to treat some minor diseases.

To date, the number of people covered by the new rural cooperative medical care system has surged from 80 million in 2003 to 900 million nationwide now.

"The coverage has kept growing though it's not so generous," said Wu Ming, assistant director of the Peking University's Health Science Center.

Also, as an important part of the ongoing medical reform in China, the system helped the country edge much closer to universal healthcare, she said.

By the end of 2015, basic health insurance coverage is expected to rise to about 98 percent from the current 95 percent, according to the Ministry of Health.

This is despite the fact that the coverage is not mandatory, said Liu, the economics professor.

Wang Yuliang, a resident of Sanyao village in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, said he joined the policy in 2004.

"I only paid 10 yuan as the annual premium and got a reimbursement of more than 2,000 yuan that year," he said, adding that the policy is not as good for outpatient care as it is for inpatient services.

"But given the quite low premium, I will constantly participate," said the 54-year-old man, who has diabetes and high blood pressure.

Some, however, thought otherwise about the policy.

Jing, the health bureau official, said that the monks and nuns at Sanhuangzhai Buddhist Hall turned her down when she asked if they would like to buy the health insurance.

"A 92-year-old nun told me that she has gotten used to the traditional herbal therapy self-provided at the Buddhist hall, and she doesn't want to go to a hospital," Jing said.

Besides, the Buddhist hall is on top of a 900-meter mountain, and it's difficult for the elderly nuns and monks to go down to get to the hospital, she added.

Shi, the Shaolin Temple executive director, suggested that the government should attach more importance to public education of basic health.

"If 30 percent of the government's medical cost could be used to educate the people about how to prevent diseases, there will be fewer patients, and the government's health insurance burden will be eased," he said.

Famous for its kung fu performance, Shaolin Temple has a higher income from ticket sales than many other temples, and it can afford to pay the monks' medical expenses.

"For many less famous temples, where there are not as many tourists, health insurance might help more to ease the monks' financial burden," Shi said.

Nationwide, local governments issued rules in recent years concerning health insurance coverage of religious groups.

In general, they can choose to participate in the policies according to the location of their religious institutions like temples, Jing said.

Wu added, "No one should be left out if they were willing to join."

Contact the writers at anbaijie@chinadaily.com.cn and shanjuan@chinadaily.com.cn

Xiang Mingchao in Zhengzhou contributed to this story.

[GeneChing]

I remember Shaolin sent aid for the 2008 quakes too.

Shaolin monk doctors assist earthquake victims (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/27/content_16454670.htm)
Updated: 2013-04-27 02:44
By AN BAIJIE in Lushan, Sichuan ( China Daily)

Rao Zexiang, who hurt her left foot while fleeing the April 20 earthquake, went on Thursday to see the doctors — monks from a rescue team from Shaolin Temple.

Rao, 52, a resident of Lushan county, Sichuan province, rushed out of her house with her 1-year-old grandson in her arms when the quake hit. The disaster has left at least 196 people dead.

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Shi Yanyun, a rescue team member from Shaolin Temple, treats a volunteer who hurt his back during earthquake rescue operations in Lushan, Sichuan province, on Thursday. AN BAIJIE / CHINA DAILY

She was in such a hurry that her left foot was injured. She also hurt her back on the handrail of the staircase.

"Seeing the bottles on the shelf of my apartment fall down, I knew that it was an earthquake, and I rushed out from the third floor immediately with my grandson," she said.

Rao said that after she felt pain on Wednesday in her foot and back, she sought help from the rescue team sent to the county from Shaolin Temple, China's most famous Buddhist monastery in Henan province.

Shi Weiyin, a monk from the medical rescue team, applied massage therapy on Rao's foot for about a minute and then put a plaster on her foot. The plaster was made by the Shaolin Temple monks using their traditional formula.

The Shaolin medical team, comprising 13 monk doctors, arrived in Lushan county on Tuesday morning, after 32 hours' travel by bus from Dengfeng in Central China's Henan province.

Most of the monks graduated from medical universities, and some have been doctors for decades, Shi said, adding that he graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2000.

The monks brought plasters and liquid medicines researched and developed by the Shaolin Temple, worth about 300,000 yuan ($48,640). They also brought some antibiotics donated by the local branch of the Red Cross Society, Shi said.

On Thursday morning, three monks provided medical services in the downtown area of Lushan county, while others from the medical team went to the townships and villages where medical services were more urgently needed.

Most have bruises or wrenches. Many patients already had chronic diseases such as arthritis and rheumatism. The wet weather after the quake made their conditions even worse, Shi said.

Shi Hengming, another monk from the medical team, said that the chronic diseases are not likely to be cured by short-time treatment, but their medical service could ease the patients' symptoms.

Ran Guolin, 48, a resident of Lushan county who sought help from the Shaolin rescue team, said that his right leg has been numb for about six months, and it became worse after the quake.

"I felt as if many needles were stabbing my leg," he said.

Shi Hengming massaged his leg carefully and pasted a plaster onto the leg. He gave the patient another two plasters and told him to replace the plaster every two days.

The monks' medical team received a warm welcome from the volunteers, and the local residents — many people brought them food, water and quilts.

Shaolin Temple sent a medical team following the Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008, and it plans to establish an emergency medical squad to cope with natural disasters, said Shi Yanlin, executive director of Shaolin Temple.

[GeneChing]

Almost the same photo from the 2010 post here (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?57235-Shaolin-Medicine&p=1014108#post1014108).



Historic Shaolin Pharmacy finally gets licence to sell drugs (http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150823000016&cid=1103)

Staff Reporter 2015-08-23 09:09 (GMT+8)

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Entrance to the Shaolin Pharmacy in Dengfeng, Henan province, May 2010. (File photo/Xinhua)

The Shaolin Pharmacy, established in 1217 CE and rebuilt in 2004, is in some ways as well known as the Shaolin Temple, but up until now has held no official license to sell medicine, only applying to domestic regulators for a pharmaceutical trade license on Aug. 3, the Beijing Youth Daily reports.

The items Shaolin Pharmacy should be selling are healthcare products and not officially certified medicines, according to the Dengfeng City Food and Drug Administration.

Shaolin Temple is a Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Zhengzhou, Henan province. Dating back 1,500 years, it is the main temple of the Shaolin school of Buddhism and is known as the cradle of Chinese kung fu. The temple is well known for its medicines and martial arts, as well as its pharmacy with its 800-year history.

The pharmacy's website currently offers 12 items for sale, including some external-use products such as medicinal wine and plaster paste.

The reporter checked Henan province's food and drug bureau website, and found that Shaolin Pharmacy can only be found in the cosmetics manufacturers section but not in the medicine retailers or medicine producers sections.

Shaolin Pharmacy has been seeking commercial partners domestically. Any legal pharmaceutical trader with the ability to order more than 100,000 yuan (US$15,600) worth of medicines from them at one time could establish a partnership with the organization. These partners could then be authorized to sell Shaolin Pharmacy's products, but may not use "Shaolin" in their advertising, one pharmacy staffer said.

Shaolin Pharmacy's products could previously be promoted as being beneficial to human health but cannot be said to have medicinal effects, said one unnamed official at the Henan food and drug administration.

Shaolin Pharmacy on Aug. 3 submitted an application to government regulators in Dengfeng for a pharmaceutical trade license, and the administration has approved it, one related official said.

[GeneChing]

I was gifted some of these by the monks that attended the 2023 TCEC. They are awesome. Some of the best cough drops I've ever had. Decent taste, a tad Chinese medicine-y but not obnoxiously so, and highly effective. I shared them with several medics that I was working with at a Jazz Festival, only one of whom had any experience with Chinese cough remedies, and they all agreed.

I must get more of these...



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