From May 3 to 6, 2025, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) was held at the San Diego Convention Center in the United States. The "Belt and Road" project "Demonstration Research on International Cooperation of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Countries in the Belt and Road" supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology", and the two research results of "Zhishu Kuanzhong Capsule for the Treatment of Functional Indigestion" led by Xiyuan Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, were held at this grand event. This is the fourth time that the drug has appeared on the US DDW in 2017, 2018 and 2023, and it is also the second time that it has been invited to conduct oral reports after 2017.

It is understood that the international clinical research center involves 19 authoritative research institutions including mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, etc., and took 5 years to complete. The research results not only prove that Zhishu Kuanzhong Capsule has excellent effectiveness and safety in the treatment of functional indigestion, but are also of pioneering significance in promoting international cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine, exploring the norms and processes of international clinical research operations and implementation, and promoting the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine.

It is also understood that in November 2024, at the Asia-Pacific Digestive Disease Week held in Bali, Indonesia, in the latest version of the "Functional Indigestion-Asian Consensus" jointly formulated by the Asia-Pacific Digestive Association and the Asian Neurogastrointestinal and Dynamics Society, Zhishu Kuanzhong Capsules were included in it for its scientific, rigorous and high-level evidence-based medical evidence. This time, Zhishu Kuanzhong Capsules appeared in DDW, the United States, spread the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, promote the integration and development of traditional Chinese medicine with modern medicine, and contribute to the global development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine is a treasure of the Chinese nation, with a long history and a unique theoretical system. With the advancement of globalization, the international recognition of traditional Chinese medicine continues to increase. I believe that in the near future, more traditional Chinese medicine products will go global and benefit patients around the world.

[Editor in charge: Wu Qilong]