Chinese herbal medicine soars and foreign import pressure increases

The price of Chinese herbal medicines imported from Japan has risen 60% in the four years from 2006 to 2010, according to a survey released by the Chinese Herbal Medicine Association of Japan One of the reasons for the price rise is that in recent years, China's domestic economic growth and people's living standards have improved, Chinese people have begun to pay attention to health care, the consumption of domestic traditional Chinese medicine has increased dramatically, and the export of traditional Chinese medicine is limited under the condition of limited resources Guo Fanli, a researcher in the pharmaceutical industry of CIC consulting, pointed out that the sharp rise in the price of traditional Chinese medicine originated from the disastrous weather in the second half of 2009, after which the production of traditional Chinese medicine in the main producing areas decreased significantly due to the impact of the catastrophic disaster At the same time, with people's attention to their own health care, the demand for traditional Chinese medicine is rising, and the situation that the supply is in short supply is further intensified With the speculation of hot money, the price of traditional Chinese medicine is rising rapidly China's export market of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly concentrated in the Asia Pacific region, and Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and other countries and regions are the main export markets Especially in Japan, Chinese medicine is included in its medical insurance Japan has always been a big importer and user of traditional Chinese medicine in China Now, the price of Chinese herbal medicine imported by Japan has increased by 60% in four years, which brings great pressure to Japan In addition, the developed countries have great interest in the plant extracts of our country Plant extracts have become the main force in the export of traditional Chinese medicine, accounting for nearly half of the export of traditional Chinese medicine Under the influence of many factors, the price of plant extracts in China has also increased significantly, which also puts some pressure on countries with large demand for plant extracts Guo Fanli said that China's exports of traditional Chinese medicine to Europe and the Americas are relatively small Even so, these markets are facing the problem of rising prices of traditional Chinese medicine With the development of traditional Chinese medicine industry and the increase of market demand, the price of traditional Chinese medicine will keep a long-term and stable growth in the future, which will cause a lot of pressure on the major countries importing traditional Chinese medicine.