The traditional Chinese medicine has its origin in the thousands years old history. It is highly recommended by some for the Olympic sports stars, but on the other had it’s also forbidden for having some banned substances. These remedies have been in controversy since a long time.
The traditional remedies are made from natural products, like extracts from plants and animals. But Olympic officials argue that they contain herbal ephedrine and stimulants, which are banned for the players. A test showing positive results of these drugs creates problems for them. So these products should be avoided by the sports persons. It often leads to scandal. It has been a continuous advice for not to take these at the time of Olympic Games.
Ms Wang Cheng, a graduate in Chinese traditional medicines is of the opinion that it’s the best way of treatment for the athletes. It has quick relief quality that heals the injuries within short time. It’s far stronger than any other scientifically developed drugs. So it can help the athletes at the time of struggling for Olympic medals. Yao Ming, the basketball star, strongly believes on traditional medicine and has announced that he would use these to help his recovery from surgery on his ankle. He finds no reason for avoiding it, because it’s used by all since many centuries.
Instances are many, when traditional medicine caused in scandals during the Olympics. Ouyang Kunpeng, Chinese top men’s backstroke swimmer, was punished with a life ban for testing positive for clenbuterol, a muscle-building agent. In 1990s, Ma Junren, a coach with six of his runner athletes were banished from the 2000 Olympic squad for suspected doping.
If we consider all these past consequences, it seems better not to have those controversial drugs, whether it is traditional or not. It may be capable of fast recovery, but what to do with that recovery, if there is no chance to play?
Source: TimesOnline
