{"id":51797,"date":"2022-05-27T11:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T02:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=51797"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:33:00","slug":"photos-what-kind-chinese-medicine-being-sold-north-korea-treat-covid-19-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/photos-what-kind-chinese-medicine-being-sold-north-korea-treat-covid-19-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"[Photos] What kind of Chinese medicine is being sold in N. Korea to treat COVID-19 symptoms?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Monday, Daily NK obtained a picture of Chinese medicine being sold at a pharmacy in Pyongyang. The medicine appears to have been recently imported from China and has been distributed to the military along with the capital city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The photo (below) shows a small box of medicine called, in Chinese, <em>Lianhua Qingwen Jiao Nang<\/em>, along with a silver-colored pouch that contains the drug capsules. The instructions on the box say that the medicine is effective against influenza and can also be used to treat symptoms such as high fevers, chills, muscle pains, runny noses, coughing, and headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Health Commission of the People\u2019s Republic of China had published a study claiming that the same medicine, which is made from medicinal herbs &#8211; including forsythia, jamahuang, eoseongcho (Houttuynia cordata) and licorice &#8211; is effective against the coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities have distributed the medicine in the country as a fever and pain reducer, selling it for KPW 15,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51798\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51798 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/20220520_hya_\uc5f0\ud654\uccad\uc628\ucea1\uc290-235x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture obtained from a source in North Korea showing the Chinese medicine Lianhua Qingwen Jiaonang. (Daily NK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chinese medicine is far more expensive than the fever reducers and painkillers available in local markets; however, people with an immediate need for medicine are reportedly relieved at the mere fact that the drugs are available for purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Daily NK source in Pyongyang, basic drugs such as fever reducers and painkillers were not available in the city\u2019s pharmacies prior to May 16. From that date, however, Pyongyangites have been able to purchase fever reducers, cold medicines, and antidiarrheal drugs in small quantities at pharmacies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmicists are carefully checking the citizenship cards of those who purchase medicine in addition to recording their symptoms and the types of drugs they purchase, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also noted that military medical officials dispatched to the city\u2019s pharmacies are ensuring that individuals purchase no more than two boxes of medicine, ostensibly to prevent people from hoarding drugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities are also encouraging people to purchase medicine through their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inminban <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(people\u2019s units), which designate teams to visit pharmacies and buy all the medicine needed by members of a single <em>inminban<\/em> all at once. In this way, the authorities appear keen to prevent Pyongyangites from flooding the city\u2019s pharmacies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the authorities are distributing the medicine officially imported from China to the military&#8217;s medical authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had ordered that<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soldiers be provided with the medicine given that the military appears to have completely exhausted its supply of &#8220;wartime emergency medicine.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source pointed out, however, that a significant amount of the medicine sent to military medical authorities do not list production or expiration dates.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51799\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51799 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/220519_hya_\uc911\uad6d\uc57d-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/220519_hya_\uc911\uad6d\uc57d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/220519_hya_\uc911\uad6d\uc57d-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/220519_hya_\uc911\uad6d\uc57d-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/220519_hya_\uc911\uad6d\uc57d.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of the Chinese drug &#8220;Purexitong,&#8221; which is often used in North Korea as a fever reducer and pain reliever. (Daily NK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK was unable to confirm whether the medicine without manufacturing or expiration dates was officially imported by the North Korean authorities or was procured by the country\u2019s trade organizations. The severe shortage of medicine, however, appears to have prompted the authorities to accept all drugs despite their unclear production and expiration dates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK also understands that medicine officially imported from China recently has not yet been distributed to provincial cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmacies in Sinuiju have been selling Chinese medicine such as fever reducers, painkillers, and cold medication since May 16. However, most of these products appear to have been smuggled into the country and are generally unlicensed drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK was able to obtain a photo of medicine being sold at a pharmacy in Sinuiju (above, right). The drug, &#8220;Purexitong,&#8221; is an unlicensed drug containing paracetamol, often used in North Korea as a fever reducer and pain reliever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given North Korea&#8217;s medicine shortage, unlicensed drugs smuggled into the country appear to be on sale in pharmacies in the country&#8217;s provincial areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Translated by Youngheon Kim. Edited by Robert Lauler.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220523-1\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Daily NK obtained a picture of Chinese medicine being sold at a pharmacy in Pyongyang. 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