News from 2005
Acupuncture Today Publishes Dr. Dan Wen's Article about the Second International Science and Technology Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu China:
November 2005. Modernizing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), sustainable growth and the utilization of herbal resources, and studying the efficacies and safety of TCM therapies were some of the hottest topics discussed at the Second International Science and Technology Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine, held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, from Sep. 25-27, 2005. The three-day conference (information about which can be accessed at www.icetcm.com) displayed the latest science and technology in traditional Chinese medicine, industrial prospects and international cooperation.... Read the Acupuncture Today publication
SOFTGEL TECHNOLOGY ARRIVES: Honso USA, Inc. Partners with Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., to Launch New traditional Chinese medicine Softgel Products
February 28th 2005. Phoenix Arizona. Honso USA, Inc. has reached an agreement early this year with China-based Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to become the exclusive distributor in North America for its TCM softgel products. Over the past year, Honso has been sourcing other high quality herbal products to bring into the US to expand its existing Kampo herbal products manufactured in Japan. Now, four TCM herbal formulas in softgel are available for professional usage. More...
Acupuncture Today, the leading magazine for acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners, published an interview with Dr. Dan Wen of Honso USA on issue of ephedra ban by FDA
Measuring the Effects of the Ephedra Ban Acupuncture Today Interviews Dr. Dan Wen
"Few people know about the consequences of the Food and Drug Administration's recent ban on ephedra better than Dan Wen, the president of Honso USA, a well-known pharmaceutical company. Since 2000, Honso has imported herbal formulas from Japan for distribution and sale throughout the United States. While Honso continues to distribute more than two dozen different herbal formulas to acupuncturists and other health care providers, the ephedra ban, which went into effect April 12, has forced the company to stop selling numerous products that contain ephedra altogether - a situation faced by hundreds of herbal suppliers and manufacturers across the country. More...