NRICM101

11 formulations based on the NRICM101 prescription

NRICM101 (Chinese: 清冠一號; Taiwan: Chingguan Yihau; Mainland: Qīng-guān Yī-hào), is a treatment for COVID-19 developed in Taiwan using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), created by the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM), a governmental body of Taiwan.[1] The prescription has gained legal approval in several countries, the first TCM recipe to do so for COVID-19 treatment.[2] In its native Taiwan, the treatment is used in conjunction with vaccinations.[3] Amongst the formulations available are RespireAid from Sun Ten (順天堂) [zh], and COVRelief from Chuang Song Zong (莊松榮) [zh].[4][5]

The formula is provided in granule form, which is common for Chinese patent medicine.[6]

  1. ^ "Herbal formula lauded as COVID-19 treatment". Taipei Times. CNA. 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "A TCM Prescription for Covid: Taiwan's NRICM101". New Southbound Policy Portal. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ Hungyin Tsai (September–October 2022). "The History of Vaccine Uptake in Taiwan". American Scientist. Vol. 110, no. 5. p. 292. doi:10.1511/2022.110.5.292.
  4. ^ Huang Tzu-ti (27 May 2021). "Pharmaceutical donates COVID herbal drug to hospitals in Taiwan". Taiwan News.
  5. ^ Huang Tzu-ti (15 March 2021). "Herbal COVID medicine from Taiwan takes West by storm". Taiwan News.
  6. ^ 衛生福利部 (2020-09-02). ""順天堂"RespireAid 臺灣清冠一號濃縮顆粒". 中藥許可證查詢 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-03. 效能:解表宣肺、清熱解毒、寬胸化痰、和胃降氣。 適應症:外感時疫。

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