Astronauts to rely on TCM
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-26 07:46
Astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou VII will rely on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to counter motion sickness during their spaceflight, a doctor from the astronauts' training center said yesterday.
The medicine, in capsule form, is called "Taikong Yangxin" (space heart-nourishing).
It can be diluted with water and taken to treat motion sickness during the space flight, said Li Yongzhi, director of the medical department at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center.
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