4hw.org: some time ago, the name of Fengyoujing has been changed, which has aroused widespread discussion among netizens. After using Fengyoujing for so many years, why should it be changed? What will it be called after it? Let's have a look.
In order to strengthen the registration management and further standardize the naming of Chinese patent medicines, on January 11, 2017, the State Food and Drug Administration issued the technical guidelines for the naming of generic names of Chinese patent medicines (Draft for comments). The four basic principles for the naming of Chinese patent medicines are "scientific and concise, avoid duplicate names", "necessary and reasonable", "avoid hints, exaggerate efficacy" and "reflect traditional cultural characteristics" And clearly proposed that the name should not contain the words of "lowering blood sugar, reducing blood pressure, reducing fat, anti-inflammatory and cancer"; the words of "treasure", "spirit", "essence", "strength", "quick effect", "imperial control" and "secret system" should not be used because of the ingredients of "exaggeration, boasting, unrealistic and praise".
More than 5000 kinds of Chinese patent medicines need to be renamed
According to the draft, the generic names of Chinese patent medicines should be scientific, clear, brief, not easily ambiguous and misleading, and avoid using obscure terms. Generally, the number of words shall not exceed 8; feudal superstition or vulgar and indecent terms shall not be used; the dosage form shall be specified in the name, and the dosage form shall be placed at the end of the name; except the dosage form, the name shall not be repeated with the existing generic name of Chinese patent medicine, so as to avoid the occurrence of the same name, different side and different name.
It is clear in the draft for comments that Chinese patent medicine generally does not use the names of people, place names, enterprise names, or code names. For example, 'x0x' and other words shall not be included in the name; homophony of nouns with inherent specific meaning shall not be used. For example: homophonic names of celebrities; generally, they should not contain the names of endangered and protected animals and plants.
According to the above requirements, the reporter found more than 5000 drug names' violations' by using keywords to roughly query the CFDA drug data.
Chinese patent medicine refers to all kinds of preparations made by suitable methods such as Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese herbal pieces or Chinese herbal extracts. In particular, the document points out that the guidelines are not only applicable to the naming of new Chinese medicine, but also applicable to the non-standard naming of the original Chinese patent medicine.
Some insiders said that this means that the document has traceability and covers a wide range of areas. The Chinese patent medicine industry is bound to set off a round of 'naming war'.
Good medicine name, no culture
At the same time of blacklisting some names, the Implementation Opinions also point out that it is one of the cultural characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine to endow traditional cultural characteristics with the naming of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. Therefore, the naming of Chinese patent medicine can learn from the advantages of ancient Chinese prescriptions fully combining with the aesthetic concept, so that the naming of Chinese patent medicine is not only scientific and standardized, but also reflects certain traditional Chinese culture.
Which medicine names can reflect the characteristics of traditional culture? There are special examples in the implementation opinions, such as "Yupingfeng", "yuehuawan" and "dressing pill". These names are very beautiful. In the name of "Yupingfeng", the screen refers to the human body's barrier against the outside world, which vividly explains the special function of this prescription in treating superficial deficiency and self perspiration, and has a strong traditional cultural flavor, reflecting the characteristics of image thinking of traditional Chinese medicine. &Lsquo; & rsquo; Yuehua "refers to the halo around the moon or the moon. Because the lung belongs to Yin, it is the canopy of five Zang, just like the brilliance and beauty of the moon, so the medicine that can nourish yin and moisten the lungs and treat tuberculosis is named" Yuehua pill ".
Of course, the more mysterious the medicine is, the better, there should be cultural basis. It is emphasized in the opinion that the words with cultural characteristics used in the names should have clear documentary basis or recognized cultural origin.
What's the name of Fengyoujing?
For the event of changing the name of Fengyoujing, netizens have given their own opinions. Fengyoujing can be renamed fengyouxian and fengyoushen. Han Xiya's secret?