TITLE:
Hui Medicine Practice in Qinghai Kangle Hospital during the Period of COVID-19
AUTHORS:
Jianqing Zhang, Li Lu, Qilong Tan, Xiaoling Wang, Hairui Ma, Chunshou Li, Faxiang Ye, Jingni Zhang, Junming Luo
KEYWORDS:
Hui Medicine, Islamic Philosophy, Muslims-Faith in China, COVID-19
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.13 No.4,
November
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: Hui medicine is originated from Muslim medicine through Silk Road. This medicine is a unique Chinese traditional medicine system formed by the integration of traditional Islamic Arabia medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. This ethnic medicine is Sinicization of Islamic culture. It is also the cream of ancient Eastern and Western traditional medicine of China. Religion is very important for the Islamic faith population such as Hui nationality. Although Halal food, restaurants and schools are everywhere in Qinghai Xining city, there are not reports about the medical practice in the Muslim faith population. In this article, the in-patients are from Qinghai Kangle Hospital which is Hui medicine special hospital located in Hui majorities area in Qinghai Chengdong area. The data had been collected from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023 of COVID-19 period. This hospital served both Muslim and non-Muslim patients, and the medical doctors nurses and staffs are also come from Muslim and non-Muslim background, the education background is Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our results showed that there are no significant difference between the Muslim-believers and non Muslim-believers in their medical practice. The religion may not be important among the inpatients who served with Chinese Hui Medicine in Kangle Hospital.