Chinese Herbal Medicine Taps International MarketChinese herbal medical experts have urged to establish a national herbal medicine laboratory to develop herbal medicines that meet international demands.Medical experts including Li Benyu from the China Medical Sciences University and Yao Xixian from the Hebei Medical Sciences University said that the laboratory should accelerate developing traditional Chinese herbal medicines in new forms including capsule, condensed pilular, minute pilular and cream to make them convenient to carry and easy to take. China holds only a very small share in the world herbal medicine market although the nation has become increasing well known globally in herbal medical treatment of tumors, vascular diseases and other illnesses. Some other Asian countries, however, have become the world's leading producers of herbal medicine after importing Chinese ingredients, according to an official with the Ministry of Public Health. China must do a lot more in developing its herbal medicines and come up with medicines which are effective in curing diseases and also acceptable internationally, according to the experts. |
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