China's total output value of traditional Chinese medicine accounts for one quarter of the total value of the pharmaceutical industry

Recently, it was learned from the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine that at present, the production of Chinese medicine in China has developed from the traditional "front store and back factory" into a modern Chinese medicine industry The total industrial output value has reached nearly 81.026 billion yuan, accounting for 26.11% of the total output value of the whole pharmaceutical industry, effectively ensuring the clinical drug demand and the quality of Chinese medicine products In addition, the traditional Chinese medicine dosage form has also developed from "pill, powder, paste and pill" to more than 40 dosage forms, which can better meet the needs of different patients and different ways of administration Many provinces regard the traditional Chinese medicine industry as a new economic growth point According to incomplete statistics, at present, 448 standardized planting bases of traditional Chinese medicine have been established in China As the main product of traditional export, the total export of traditional Chinese medicine has been on the rise in recent years, reaching 820 million US dollars in 2005 Source: Henan Daily