TCM trademarks frequently registered by foreign companies

时间：2007-02-02 01:16:36

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Chinanews, Beijing, Jan. 31 – Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gained increasing popularity in international market these days. However, according to Lv Jiage, son of a renowned1 TCM doctor, Lv Bingkui, the trademarks2 of over 1,000 traditional Chinese medicines have been registered by foreign countries. In Japan, some people try to call traditional Chinese medicine “the Japanese medicine.” The United States has spent considerable money in TCM research and development. In Australia, Singapore, South Korea and India, TCM is viewed as an industry with strategic importance and these countries have devoted3 a lot of money and human resources to its development, Ban Yue Tan magazine reported.

 

Liu Yanwen，a professor from the Hubei Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute, says that nowadays, many countries have put away their prejudice against traditional Chinese medicine, especially after the SARS outbreak, when traditional Chinese medicine had proven to be more effective than Western medicine in treating the disease. Experts in the international medical circle realise that medicines made with chemical substances have more side effects. In future, the United States will substantially reduce the production of chemical medicines and shift its efforts to producing more TCM medicines and biopharmaceuticals. All this should serve a warning to China about the need to attach more importance to traditional Chinese medicine. As the home country of TCM, China has actually lagged behind foreign countries in its research and promotion4 of TCM, which boasts a history of well over 5,000 years.

 

A research team on the stratigic development of TCM at the China Science and Technology Information Research Institute recently did a survey about TCM development in China. The survey shows that while Chinese population has expanded from 500 million to 1.3 billion in the past five decades, the number of people working in TCM field has reduced from 500,000 in 1949 to less than 276,000 at present. Even among these 276,000 people, only 30,000 can diagnose and treat diseases with TCM theories. At present, most people who understand TCM therapies are above 50 years old. It can be said that traditional Chinese medicine will be on the verge5 of extinction6 in China if nothing is done to change the situation.

 
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1 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
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  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
2 trademarks 3d5cfd3d5e627e33b27fadb6b405a1dd     
n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记
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  • Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
4 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
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  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
5 verge gUtzQ     
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
6 extinction sPwzP     
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
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  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

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