Asian Journal
Of Traditional Medicines

The protection system for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) varieties, as an important policy tool to promote the development  of TCM, has a long history of over 30 years, from the promulgation of the “Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Chinese  Medicine Varieties” in 1992 to the comprehensive revision of the draft for soliciting opinions in 2022. The TCM protection system  evolves to meet the needs of innovative development of TCM. This paper reviews the policy developments in TCM varieties  protection, collates protection data (1993 to 2024), and analyzes enterprises application strategies amid impending regulatory  changes.