The Dissemination and Development of Chinese Medicine in Pakistan

Abstract

This paper discusses the dissemination and development of Chinese medicine in Pakistan. Religious records show that Chinese medicine was introduced to Pakistanas early as 1400 years ago, while Hijama (Chinese cupping) was used by Prophet Hazrat Muhammad to cure different types of diseases. Exchanges and cooperations between China and Pakistan continue to the present day. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, cupping therapy and herbal medicine are practiced with significant merits in today’s Pakistan. In the future, with the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the landmark project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),Chinese medicine can be strengthened through cooperations at the hebal medicine trade level, the research and development level, the educational level and the social association level. Chinese medicine will work together with Pakistani medicine to save people’s lives in Pakistan and help them stay healthy and improve their quality of life.