National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine () is a state administration of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

under the jurisdiction of the

National Health Commission The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for formulating national health policies. It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headqu ...

(formerly the

National Health and Family Planning Commission The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) was a cabinet-level executive department under the State Council which is responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, ...

), responsible for the regulation of

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...

industry. The current director is

Wang Guoqiang Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thail ...

History

A section for TCM was present in the PRC's Central Ministry of Health formed in 1949. The section was gradually extended to have more power, and in 1986 the State Council decided to form a NATCM. The role and composition of NATCM was adjusted in 1998. A larger change came about in 2018 as the State Council restructured the bureaucracy.

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* {{authority control Government agencies of China Medical and health organizations based in China Traditional Chinese medicine