Market Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

~ A Preliminary Survey

Released time: June 2006

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Main Content

		Page
	Executive Summary	4
	Methodology	5
	Glossary	5
I-1	Brief Introduction to TCM Industry inChina	6
I-1.1	History of TCM in China	6
I-1.2	Popularity of TCM and TCM Therapy in China	9
I-2	Situation of Traditional Medicinal Materials (TMM) in China	10
I-2.1	Resources of Traditional Medicinal Materials	10
I-2.2	Supply Continuability of Traditional Medicinal Materials	13
I-2.3	Plantation Base of Traditional Medicinal Materials	13
I-2.4	Governmental Encouraged Traditional Medicinal Materials Items in China	14
I-2.5	Operation Mechanism of GAP for Traditional Medicinal Materials	15
I-3	Situation of Formulated TCM in China	16
I-3.1	Summary of the Formulated TCM Industry in China	16
I-3.2	Inrtroduction to Concentrated Chinese Herb Granule	20
I-3.3	Brief Introduction to Some New Forms of Formulated TCM in China	23
I-4	Brief Introduction to Herbal Extracts in China	25
I-5	Brief Introduction to Some TCM Manufacturers in China	28
I-6	Import & Export of TCM in China	30
I-6.1	Export Situation	30
I-6.1.1	Character of the Export of TCM in China	30
I-6.1.2	Destination Countries	32
I-6.1.3	Export of Major TCM Items in the Past Years	34
I-6.2	Import Situation	39
I-6.2.1	Origin Countries	39
I-6.2.2	Import of Major TCM Items in the Past Years	40
I-7	TCM Entering the International Market, Difficulties & Achievements	45
I-8	Some Commercial Facts of TCM Industry in China	46
I-8.1	Economic Structure of TCM Industry	46
I-8.2	Changes in Commercial Activities of TCM Industry in China	46
I-8.3	Sales Network of TCM	47
I-9	Brief Introduction to Some New Technologies in TCM Production	49
I-10	Research & Modern Approach to TCM	51
I-10.1	Governmental Plan for the TCM Research	51
I-10.2	Involvement in the TCM Research	51
I-10.3	Brief Introduction of the Achievement in TCM Research	52
I-10.4	Modern Approach in the TCM Research	52
I-10.5	Foreign Involvement in the TCM Research	53
I-10.6	Summary of the Research on Formulated TCM	54
I-10.7	New TCM Drugs Approved by SDA in the Past Four Years	54
I-11	Involvement of Foreign-Brand TCM in China	56
I-12	National Plan for TCM Industry	58
I-13	Future Trend of TCM Industry in China	62
II	Appendix
II-1	Brief Introduction to the TCM Industry in Some Important Provinces	64
II-2	Brief Introduction to Some Important Speices of Traditional Medicinal Materials	68
	Recommendations	70

Executive Summary

- In the TCM industry, the three most important sections are screening & planting of traditional medicinal materials, processing of concentrated Chinese herb granule and research on Formulated TCM.

- Traditional Medicinal Materials (TMM)

- China is profound in TMM resources. There are total about 12,807 TCM species in China, including 11,146 species of medical plants, 1,581 species of medical animals and 80 medical minerals.

- The annual output of TMM is around 400,000MTs. The annual export of TMM is around 150,000~200,000MTs. China is strong in the export of TMM just because of the low price. However China lacks of efficient system to ensure the TMM availability continuability and to ensure the product quality.

- More Chinese large TCM companies are conducting GAP program to ensure the TMM availability. And central government encourages the plantation of TMM.

- Formulated TCM

- China has long history in the production, application and promotion of formulated TCM. The formulated TCM has rooted to the Chinese people as a convenient and cheap way in the actual therapy.

- China has been producing over 40 forms of formulated TCM. Now they are developing new types like drop pill and injection.

- The annual output of formulated TCM is 150,000MTs.

- The export of Chinese formulated TCM has been maintaining at the level of 40,000MTs/year.

- Althought China is the origin country for formulated TCM, China shares much less market in the international market comaparing with Japan and South Korea. The major reason is that China lacks of standard system to ensure the production, test, description, etc.

Chinese research and modern approaches to formulated TCM is governmental encourage and is aggressive. However there is a long way to go for Chinese formulated TCM to have competitive position in the world market.

Methodology

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