Hundreds of Chinese and Vietnamese scientists, experts and businessmen in traditional medicine have gathered at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss ways of modernizing traditional medicine.

The conference, organized by the Vietnam's Ministry of Public Health, China's State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Hong Kong International Traditional Medicine Research Association, aims to introduce the results and experiences in modernizing traditional medicine for disease diagnosis, treatment, and pharmaceutical production.

The two-day conference will provide an opportunity for traditional medicine experts to exchange experiences and discuss how to bring into play the great potential of traditional medicine.

More than 30 reports presented at the conference dealt with the effective use of traditional medicine in the treatment of hepatitis B, cirrhosis, atheriosclerosis, diabetes, drug addiction, and other diseases.

They also emphasized the need to combine traditional and modern medicines, not only modernizing, the process of diagnosing and treating but also the process of producing traditional medicines and drugs from herbal plants.

The conference will conclude on Sunday.

　　From ChinaDaily.com.cn