Qinghai Province has made significant progress in standardizing Tibetan medicine, according to a recent meeting on Tibetan medicine standardization. The province has optimized the development environment for Tibetan medicine and accelerated standardization efforts, establishing a complementary system that integrates national, industry, local, and group standards.
To date, Qinghai has formulated and released 86 local standards related to traditional Chinese (Tibetan) medicine and led the development of 28 group and industry standards, supporting the inheritance and innovation of Tibetan medicine. With guidance from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and support from neighboring provinces, Qinghai has coordinated efforts across multiple departments—including science and technology, agriculture, forestry, market regulation, drug supervision, health, and medical insurance—to advance resource protection, standard formulation, and industrial quality control in Tibetan medicine.
Policies such as the *Qinghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulations* and the *14th Five-Year Plan for Tibetan Medicine Development* have integrated standardization requirements into clinical services and industrial processes. Local regulations have also been enacted in Yushu and Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures.
In standardization, Qinghai has addressed gaps in Tibetan medical nursing and medical record documentation. The *Quality Standards and Processing Specifications for Tibetan Medicine "Zuotai" and Its Raw Materials* provide technical support for standardized production, quality control, and safety. Additionally, the *Classification and Codes of Tibetan Medical Diseases*, developed in collaboration with Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, and Gansu, standardizes 3,036 Tibetan disease names and will become the first national classification standard for Tibetan medicine upon implementation.
In practice, standardized treatments have been applied across 19 national key specialties and 33 provincial-county co-built Tibetan medicine specialties. A total of 531 Tibetan (Mongolian) medical preparations (3,200 formulations) and 564 ethnic medical services have been included in medical insurance, with 1,784 preparations reimbursable at 235 medical institutions. Unified service standards are also being promoted at grassroots Tibetan medical clinics.
Regionally, Qinghai participates in a five-province standardization collaboration mechanism, jointly developing standards such as the *Basic Terminology Standards for Tibetan Medicine*, sharing technical documents, and conducting evaluations to foster a model of "shared standards, mutual benefits, and experience exchange."
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