How to train young pharmacists? Hunan colleges and universities are full of “medicine” in this skill competition

Distinguishing Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal preparations, processing Chinese herbal medicines, making honeydew pills… A few days ago, the 2022 Hunan Vocational Education Week was held. Learn traditional Chinese medicine skills and understand Chinese medicine culture and knowledge.

It is reported that the contestants in this series of competitions are from the 2020 and 2021 Chinese Medicine majors of the School of Medicine and Technology of the school, and are also members of the Chinese Medicine Health Care Association. Yi Que, the instructor of the Chinese Medicine Health Association, and Yang Junheng, the teacher of medicinal botany, served as the judges.

In addition to the written test knowledge contest, various practical competitions attracted everyone’s attention. Among them, the competition of Chinese medicine properties and authenticity identification requires students to randomly select 20 Chinese herbal medicines from 350 Chinese herbal medicines commonly used in clinical practice for identification, and write down the categories, medicinal parts and their full effects of the identified medicinal materials in the Pharmacopoeia. ; The second is to randomly select 10 Chinese medicinal materials from 80 Chinese medicinal materials for authenticity judgment.

Traditional Chinese medicine dispensing is also one of the necessary professional skills for students majoring in Chinese pharmacy, mainly including the examination of prescriptions and the preparation of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. In this skill competition, students must first identify the medicinal materials, perform a “grab” operation, and adjust the single dose and total dose.

In the test content of traditional Chinese medicine processing, students use different processing methods to process different medicinal materials. The processing methods for the main assessment are: Stir-frying, bran frying, sand blanching, vinegar burning, wine burning, salt burning, honey burning, the assessment method used in the test is that the two medicinal materials are cooked within the specified time using the correct processing method. The processed medicinal materials can not only be better used as medicine, the active ingredients are easier to be decocted, the medicinal effect is significantly improved, and it is easier to preserve. It is reported that traditional Chinese medicine processing technology is my country’s intangible cultural heritage. In order to inherit this skill, the Chinese Medicine Health Association specially launched these skills competitions.

In the traditional Chinese medicine competition, the students mixed Chinese medicinal powder in proportion and added refined honey to make honey pills that were more convenient to eat.

During this series of activities, the students expressed that they had a better understanding of the majors they studied, and also exercised their concentration and meticulousness, and made great progress in professional knowledge and various abilities.

It is understood that the skills competition is the signature of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Association, with young and talented members coming out in large numbers. Among them, Xie Xinyuan, a member of the association, won the first prize in the traditional Chinese medicine competition of the National Vocational College Skills Competition in 2019. In addition, the members of the association have won the first prize in the traditional Chinese medicine skills competition of Hunan Vocational College Skills Competition (Higher Vocational Group) for three consecutive years.

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is broad and profound, so it is necessary to learn with one’s heart, and to master various skills steadfastly. Yi Que, the instructor of the association, said after the game: “In the future, our Chinese Medicine Health Association will combine traditional Chinese medicine skills, health medicated meal production, innovation and entrepreneurship activities, etc., and will also regularly carry out ‘old pharmacist’ story learning activities to comprehensively improve Chinese medicine health care. The various qualities of the members of the association will cultivate a new generation of professional and skilled talents with the spirit of ‘Chu Yi’ craftsmanship.”

Correspondent Yi Quekuang and Yang Jingwen Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Li Nan

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