6-K

UNITEDSTATES****SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATEISSUERPURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December,2022

Commission File Number: 001-40724

CHINAJO-JO DRUGSTORES, INC.(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Hai Wai Hai Tongxin Mansion Floor 6, Gong Shu District,

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People’sRepublic of China, 310008(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”) furnishes under the cover of Form 6-K the following:

Grant of Restricted Stock Awards under the Company’sEquity Incentive Plan

On December 19, 2022, the compensation committee of our board of directors granted a total of 2,150,000 restricted stock awards (with the vesting conditions waived) to ten individuals, including two directors and/or executive officers, as follows: 250,000 ordinary shares to Lei Liu, Chief Executive Officer and Director; and 200,000 ordinary shares to Li Qi, Director. The remaining 1,700,000 ordinary shares were granted to non-executive management employees. All the ordinary shares were granted under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.