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The current global status of chinese materia medica
Author(s) -
Xinmin Liu,
Jiangqiang Zou,
Zhixiang Sheng,
Guangqiang Su,
Shilin Chen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2689
Subject(s) - materia medica , modernization theory , business , government (linguistics) , traditional medicine , international market , popularity , value (mathematics) , order (exchange) , medicine , international trade , political science , alternative medicine , economics , economic growth , computer science , finance , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , machine learning , law
The Chinese government has recently established a national project to improve the standards of Chinese Materia Medica (CMM) products, particularly regarding their quality control and safety evaluation, in order to promote modernization and increase international trade. In 2006, the global sales value of Chinese medicinal products increased to 20 billion US$, and the export value of CMM was up to more than 1 billion US$. However, the standard of these products still needs to be improved to meet the more stringent requirements of the international markets. Over the past decade we have witnessed the increasing growth in popularity of health foods and herbal medicinal products, especially Chinese Materia Medica products (CMM). Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.