Research on the Current Status, Challenges, and Improvement Paths of Legal Protection for Mongolian Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jel.202514505

Author(s)

Huyiligeqi1,2,3, Wenjie Li1,*

Affiliation(s)

1School of Law, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China 2School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China 3Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Research and Development, Ministry of Education, Tongliao, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

As vital components of traditional medicine in China, Mongolian Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine exhibit significant disparities in theoretical systems and medicinal characteristics. Currently, both practices share a common legal framework for protection, such as the Traditional Chinese Medicine Law of the People’s Republic of China, while also facing unique challenges related to their respective legal protections. A thorough analysis of the distinctions between these two systems and a clear understanding of the current legal protections are of paramount importance for promoting the inheritance, innovation, and development of both Mongolian Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. This paper will meticulously elaborate on the multifaceted differences between Mongolian Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, while delving deeply into their legal protection status, with the intent to provide a reference for the inheritance and development of ethnic medicine.

Keywords

Mongolian Medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Legal Protection; Current Status; Challenges; Improvement Paths

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