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5.2 Ms. Dinh Thi PHIEN

Hometown: Hoa Binh Province
Ethnic group represented: Mường
Years of practice: 40 years
Area of expertise: Traditional/indigenous medicine, herbal
medicine, and the application of medicinal plants
Previous award or recognition received: Meritorious Doctor
Educational background and work experience: She was trained
to become a general physician. So far over 40 years of service; she
worked in different traditional medicine clinics and the association
of traditional medicine. At present, she is the Standing Member of
Vietnam Traditional Medicine Association, the Chairman of Hoa
Binh Traditional Medicine Association as well as the Chairman of
Administration Council-Director. She is also serving as the Director
of Traditional Medicine Joint Stock Company in Hoa Binh province. She actively participates
in the preservation of indigenous plants which have healing effects, with a physician team
trained professionally from National School. Furthermore, she has done a research on the
toxicity of herbal medicine, supported by the government, and studied on the quality of
herbal medicine in collaboration with Japan and USA.
Knowledge transfer: She inherited the knowledge of indigenous medicine, herbal medicine,
and medicinal plants from her mother.
Treatment process: She uses the pulse diagnosis before and after the treatment.
Guru worship:-
Professional attitude: She devoted herself to helping her community and she is pleased to
be helpful.
Showcase summary: Ms. Dinh Thi Phien narrated
her background and experiences towards the
herbal/indigenous medicine, and her role as a
physician in the community. She also showed the
examples of medicinal plants used in Vietnam, and
described their indications, and the preparation for
compounding medicine. Moreover, as her patients
are from everywhere in Vietnam and other countries,
her herbal medicines are made into products for
convenient use. CAO UT3, for example, is used for
liver diseases, and liver detoxification.