美国冠状病毒的威胁推动了对传统草药疗法的需求

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2020年3月10日/凌晨1:02

美国冠状病毒的威胁推动了对传统草药疗法的需求

玛丽亚·卡斯帕尼（Maria Caspani）

纽约（路透社）-纽约针灸师和草药学家Clayton Shiu表示，自3月1日（纽约宣布首例新型冠状病毒）以来，对传统中药的需求激增。

文件照片：2020年2月13日，美国纽约唐人街的Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy员工在工作时戴着口罩。REUTERS / Yana Paskova / File Photo

Shiu说：“这就像是把电灯开关拨开了。”

Kamwo Meridian Herbs是位于纽约唐人街中心的一家商店，是Shiu等从业者的长期供应商，其对呼吸道疾病和其他疾病的传统中国疗法的需求也出现了类似的增长。

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为了应对在中国爆发的近81,000例病例的爆发，中国政府启动了一系列紧急研究计划，其中包括在世界上人口最多的国家中广泛使用的中药。

去年，世界卫生组织正式认可了针灸和草药补充剂等传统医学疗法，使这种疗法获得了更多主流认可，距今已有2500多年的历史了。

自2月下旬以来，随着已确认的冠状病毒病例开始在美国各地蔓延，在Kamwo，用于治疗流感样症状和增强免疫系统的草药配方的处方订单几乎翻了一番。

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在最近的一个下午，由于空气中飘散着精致的药草，商店热闹非凡。在气势磅a的药房内阁的背景下，工人向客户订购了包括金银花，肉桂树枝，牡丹根和其他物质在内的配方奶粉，从而将草药装载到老式的秤上。

疫情爆发以来，紧密的传统中医药界成员一直在分享预防和治疗的配方，有助于增加对某些成分的需求并推高价格。

冠状病毒感染的患者截至周一已在美国造成至少22例死亡，全球范围内已造成近4,000例死亡，这些患者经常表现出发烧和咳嗽等症状，类似于流感患者中发现的症状。

迄今为止，尚没有疫苗可以预防或治疗COVID-19，也没有特定的抗病毒药物。

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在位于纽约唐人街中心的一家小商店Calihouse Nutrition中，Patrick Siu正在与稳定的客户打交道，他们正在检查装有香草和根的架子和酒桶。

他说，原本可以持续两到三周的40磅重的药材现在几天之内就卖光了。

1980年代末从香港移民到美国的48岁的萧兆成认为，日本金银花和广受欢迎的感冒药Ban Lan Gen Chong Ji等畅销产品已经很难找到，而且价格也在迅速上涨。

由于需求如此之高，草药供应商和从业者已经开始担心某些几乎完全来自中国的草药的供应紧缩。

旧金山的一家中药企业梅威（Mayway）在其网站上表示，其“订购数量异常增加”，并要求其客户将订单限制在所需数量之内。它说，它预计供应延迟是“由于目前离开中国的集装箱船数量少”。

Kamwo首席执行官Thomas Leung说：“供应商已经告诉我们，您订购的药量不能超过平时的50％，（您）必须定量配给。”“我并没有为此感到惊讶，但我们一直在关注它。”

根据世卫组织公报，包括中医在内的传统医学每年在全球产生约600亿美元。

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MARCH 10, 2020 / 1:02 AM / A DAY AGO
U.S. coronavirus threat fuels demand for traditional herbal remedies
Maria Caspani
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City acupuncturist and herbalist Clayton Shiu says demand for traditional Chinese remedies has surged at his practice since March 1, the day New York announced its first case of the novel coronavirus.

FILE PHOTO: An employee of Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy wears a mask at work in Chinatown, New York City, U.S., February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yana Paskova/File Photo
“It was like a light switch was flipped,” said Shiu, who had stocked up and had an ample supply of herbs on hand for his patients.

Kamwo Meridian Herbs, a shop in the heart of New York’s Chinatown and a longtime supplier to practitioners like Shiu, has experienced a similar jump in demand for traditional Chinese remedies for respiratory and other ailments.

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To counter the outbreak in China, which has reported nearly 81,000 cases, the government initiated a series of emergency research programs that include traditional Chinese medicines, which are widely used in the world’s most populous nation.

Last year, the World Health Organization formally recognized traditional medical therapies such as acupuncture and herbal supplementation medicine, conferring more mainstream recognition of the practices, which date back more than 2,500 years.

At Kamwo, prescription orders for herb formulas used to treat flu-like symptoms and boost the immune system almost doubled since late February as confirmed cases of coronavirus started spreading across the United States.

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On a recent afternoon, the store was bustling with activity as the delicate scent of medicinal herbs wafted through the air. Against the backdrop of an imposing apothecary cabinet, workers loaded herbs onto old-fashioned weighing scales as customers placed orders for formulas that include honeysuckle, cinnamon twig, peony root and other substances.

Since the outbreak began, members of the close-knit traditional Chinese medicine community have been sharing formulas for prevention and treatment, helping boost demand for certain ingredients and driving up prices, Shiu said.

Patients infected by the coronavirus, which has already contributed to at least 22 deaths in the United States as of Monday and nearly 4,000 worldwide, often present symptoms such as fever and cough, similar to those found in influenza patients.

To date, there is no vaccine and no specific antiviral medicine to prevent or treat COVID-19.

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At Calihouse Nutrition, a tiny shop in the heart of New York’s Chinatown, Patrick Siu was dealing with a steady stream of customers who were inspecting shelves and barrels filled with herbs and roots.

A 40-pound supply of medicinal herbs that would normally last two to three weeks now sells out in just a few days, he said.

Best-selling items such Japanese honeysuckle and the popular cold remedy Ban Lan Gen Chong Ji were already hard to find and prices were rising fast, according to Siu, 48, who emigrated to the United States from Hong Kong in the late 1980s.

With demand so high, herb purveyors and practitioners have become concerned about a growing supply crunch for certain herbs that come almost exclusively from China.

Mayway, a Chinese medicine business in San Francisco, said on its website that it had experienced an “unusual increase in ordering quantities” and asked its customers to limit their orders to what was needed. It said it anticipated supply delays “due to the low volume of container ships currently leaving China,” according to its website.

“Vendors have told us you can’t order more than 50% of what you normally do, (you) have to ration for flu herbs,” said Thomas Leung, chief executive of Kamwo. “I’m not freaking out about it, but we are keeping an eye on it.”

Worldwide, traditional medicine, including Chinese practices, generate some $60 billion a year, according to a WHO Bulletin.

Reporting by Maria Caspani; Editing by Frank McGurty and Dan Grebler

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