Shanghai will start production of anti-avian flu medicine from star anise soon

China News Service, Shanghai, December 5th, 2005 According to relevant sources of the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, this institute has reached an agreement with Guangxi Wanshan Spice Co., Ltd. to jointly establish a company to use star anise to develop and produce shikimic acid. Coming soon. Its production capacity can meet the needs of the country's strategic reserves, which will lay an important foundation for bird flu control in China. According to the "Labor" report today, star anise is a commonly used seasoning in Chinese folk, it also contains an important medicinal ingredient - shikimic acid, which is an important component of anti-H5N1 bird flu virus drug "Tamiflu." Since thirty kilograms of star anise can only produce one kilogram of shikimic acid, and star anise is only grown in a few provinces in China, it has recently become a resource for the market. China’s relevant industry associations previously stated that at present China’s dry octagonal inventories range from 10 to 20 million kilograms, and it is unclear how much of it is suitable for the production of anti-avian flu drugs. According to reports, the recent deputy head of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Wu Zhongze, led a working group to make a special trip to the Shanghai Drug Institute to conduct on-site inspections and guidance against the Avian influenza (AIV) drug research work. The Shanghai Drug Institute reported to its focus on breakthroughs in the research and production of shikimic acid resources. Wu Zhongze pointed out that China’s bird flu prevention and control headquarters is extremely concerned about the raw materials for the treatment of bird flu. Now the Shanghai Institute of Drugs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has overcome the difficulties of raw materials of shikimic acid and solved a major problem. It is of great strategic significance for China to fight against bird flu. Wu Zhongze stated that the Ministry of Science and Technology of China will specialize in researching the production and storage of shikimic acid raw materials, and give strong support to the research projects of the Shanghai Institute of Drug Protection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on anti-avian influenza drug research.

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