Traditional Chinese Medicine in Malaysia

A Brief Historical Overview of the Interactions between China and Malay Peninsula

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ID22353719
AuthorsWen Tan (0000-0002-9553-2848, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Wen Tien Tan (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hon Foong Wong (0000-0003-1711-1228, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Shih Chau Ng (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Si Woei Goh (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Jun Liu (0000-0001-5393-3187, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Bao Ling Hoo (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Chyong En Chai (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Xun Lin (0000-0002-7538-6337, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume1
Issue2
Pages60-63
Publication date2018-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Medicine and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2589-9627 • E-ISSN: 2589-9473
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4103/cmac.cmac_17_18
OpenAlexW2897910911
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

Chinese Medicine was introduced to the Malay Peninsula during the colonial era circa 18 th to 19 th century. The British imported Chinese immigrants mainly for tin mining. The early Chinese settlers had brought with them the knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to Malaya. As time goes by, TCM becomes one of the popular traditional medicines that are accepted by other ethnicities. TCM has thus contributed to the welfare of Malaysians. In 2016, a Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T and CM) Act was passed by the Malaysia Parliament. TCM is one of the T and CM practices that fall under the regulation. TCM services are now offered in Malaysia's public hospitals in addition to private practices. This article aims to provide a brief overview on the development of TCM in the precolonial and postindependent Malaysia

Alternative medicine · Ancient history · China · Colonialism · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Immigration · Malay · Malay peninsula · Peninsula · Political science · Traditional Chinese medicine · Traditional medicine · Asian Studies and History · Ginger and Zingiberaceae research · History · Law · Medicine

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