Statistics of International Market Share of Chinese Materia Medica and Differentiated Analysis on the Correlated Concepts
- VernacularTitle:我国中药占国际市场份额的测算及相关概念辨析
- Author:
Zhong YU
;
Ying BIAN
;
Yuanjia HU
;
Yitao WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese materia medica;
Herbal medicine;
Kampo medicine;
Natural medicine;
International market;
Market share
- From:
China Pharmacy
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To probe into the actual market share of Chinese materia medica in the international market. METHODS: The terms of Chinese materia medica, herbal medicine, kampo medicine and natural medicine were defined by reviewing a large quantity of literature written domestically and abroad. The origins of the invariably referred 3% share of Chinese materia medica in the international market were investigated and which were compared with data, indexes and concepts related to Chinese materia medica exporting. Meanwhile, calculation of the actual market share was carried out. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:The exporting of Chinese materia medica accounted for 7% of the global trade volume of natural drugs, 3.2% of the global sales volume of the natural drugs. While the trade volume of Chinese materia medica accounted for 9.4% of the global trade volume of natural drugs. Chinese materia medica, herbal medicine, kampo medicine and some traditional medicines all belong to the category of natural medicine,the statistics of international market share of Chinese materia medica should be based on natural medicine.
