On May 8, the study "Efficacy and Safety of Lianhuaqingwen Capsules, a Repurposed Chinese Herb, in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019" was published in the European medicine journal Phytomedicine, pointing out that in light of the safety and effectiveness profiles, the TCM capsules could be considered to ameliorate clinical symptoms of COVID-19.

Chen Qiaoshan, a medical analyst at Beijing-based internet consultancy Analysys, said in terms of process innovation, the company solved the problem of extracting the active ingredient from the Chinese herb and transform it into a universal drug, serving as a guidance for other Chinese medical companies.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-listed company, China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co Ltd (00570. hk) signed an agreement on July 5 with 130 community medical centers in Nanhai district, Foshan city, Guangdong province, for supplying medicinal herb slices and decocted medicinal herbs.

The company has already made a name for itself in the Chinese market for the last 18 years with its signature skincare collection formulated with Rhodiola Rosea, a precious herb commonly used in TCM preparations.

Currently, JD Super has introduced nearly 200 specialties from African countries, such as South African wine, abalone and rooibos tea, an infusion made from a native herb.

"A wise choice would be to connect your product with a specific herb such as saffron. "

Chinese medicinal herb decocting used to be difficult.

"At present, the TCM industry is confronted with challenges, such as poor herb quality, low manufacturing levels, imperfect circulation system and credibility problems.

Through digital Chinese herb recognition and digital TCM production management, we can standardize our production criteria and product quality.

"There are numerous herbs in nature and many of them can work to solve the same problem; so we can select herbs that are seldomly used to treat people to form our low-cost herb combinations," he said.

They discussed installing TCM sales agents in Poland and building local TCM schools and herb plantations, he said.