Abstract

The increasing number of TCM practitioners and herbal suppliers, both of which accelerated by the formation of various TCM institutions, substantiated the creation of regional traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) associations in post-World War II Malaya. In response to the restrictions and levies imposed by the British colonial government, these regional associations united and formed a national organisation now known as the Federation of Chinese Physicians and Medicine Dealers Association of Malaya (FCPMDAM). The current designated TCM practitioner body, the Malaysian Chinese Medical Association (MCMA) were also originally established to nurture local talents in the face of import restrictions. Owing to difference with MCMA, a separate association named the Federation of Chinese Physicians and Acupuncturists Associations of Malaysia (FCPAAM) was setup in 2003 to absorb self-studied and patrimonial-educated TCM practitioners.

Details

Title
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Malaysia: A Brief Historical Overview of the Associations
Author
Wong, Hon 1 ; Ng, Shih 1 ; Tan, Wen 2 ; Wang, Huiying 2 ; Lin, Xun 2 ; Goh, Si 2 ; Hoo, Bao 2 ; Chai, Chyong 2 ; Liu, Jun 2 

 International Education College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China; Department of Chinese Medicine, Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, International Medical University 
 International Education College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 
Pages
66-68
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Apr-Jun 2019
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
25899627
e-ISSN
25899473
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2293991328
Copyright
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