Natural medicine has become a new favorite in the world

Business News Agency October 17 Exim Bank of India recently published a report that the global trade volume of natural drugs is up to 60 billion US dollars per year, and pointed out that the raw materials suppliers of natural drugs are mainly China, India and Brazil According to the report of the world bank, the world natural drug industry reached 80 billion US dollars in 2000 and 200 billion US dollars in 2010 The international natural drug market is expanding rapidly At the 9th China International New Drug Innovation frontier technology and Industrialization Development Summit Forum, which ended on September 26, Lin Ruichao, director of the research and Testing Center for traditional Chinese medicine standards of CFDA, provided data that natural drugs have exceeded 30% of the market share in the international pharmaceutical market, with an annual sales volume of nearly 50 billion US dollars The global sales volume of traditional Chinese medicine is 10% per year It can be said that in the international trend of human return to nature, countries all over the world have realized the huge medical value and market potential of natural drugs, and pay more and more attention to natural drugs, including traditional Chinese medicine Lin Ruichao said that China, as a country with the longest history of using herbal medicines and the richest raw materials, has advantages over other countries in developing Chinese herbal medicines It is an urgent task to accelerate the pace of new drug research and development in China EU market the world's largest so-called natural medicine refers to the medicine made from active ingredients extracted from plants, animals or natural minerals Statistics show that about 80% of the world's people use natural medicine as a basic medical and health care means Lin Ruichao said that the EU is the world's largest natural drug market, with an average annual growth rate of 10% Among them, Germany's natural drug market ranks first in Europe, and it is also the country with the largest variety of natural drugs in the world There are more than 900 kinds of medicinal plants, and more than 20000 kinds of natural drugs are produced, accounting for 1 / 7 of 140000 kinds of drugs on the market France is the second largest natural drug market in the European Union Natural drugs have a broad mass base and public opinion support The most popular herbs in the market are those used to lose weight, improve sleep, treat tension, circulatory and digestive diseases, pain, constipation and rheumatism In addition, nutrition and cosmetics from plants also account for a large proportion The UK is the third largest natural drug market in the EU, with a total market value of £ 225 million Herbal and natural medicines are over-the-counter products in the UK The most popular products in the market are garlic preparation, evening primrose oil, ginkgo preparation, painkillers, antitussive preparation, medicines for rheumatism and skin diseases "In recent years, some large pharmaceutical companies in the UK have begun to pay attention to the research and development of natural drug products and set up natural drug departments Some have started the research and development of natural drug compound preparations." Said Lin Ruichao Sales in the U.S have continued to rise due to the growing demand for natural medicines in the U.S., and sales of herbal medicines and natural medicines in the U.S have soared in recent years According to statistics, the sales volume of natural and traditional health related products in the United States is 26 billion US dollars, and the sales volume of plant extracts and preparations alone is 5.1 billion US dollars According to Lin Ruichao, there are 26 kinds of natural drugs most commonly used in the United States, and the best-selling ones are ginkgo, Hypericum perforatum, Echinacea angustifolia, ginseng, garlic, Sabal palm, kava, etc It is mainly used to strengthen the immune system, improve the blood circulation of human body, reduce cholesterol, improve body endurance, promote women's physiological balance, delay aging, reduce emotional tension and mental depression, etc Now, some traditional large chemical pharmaceutical companies in the United States, such as Bayer and Warner Lambert, have also entered the high-speed development and high profit field of natural medicine "These new giants of Western medicine have strong capital, advanced equipment and strong research and development power, which may soon change the whole face of natural drug production in the United States." Said Lin Ruichao Compared with the rapid development of natural medicine industry in European and American countries, Asian countries, especially China, which are rich in medicinal plant resources, have more unique resource advantages in the research, development and production of natural medicine It is found that there are 12807 kinds of small drug resources in China, including 11146 kinds of medicinal plants, 1581 kinds of medicinal animals and 80 kinds of medicinal minerals According to the statistics of 320 kinds of commonly used plant herbs, the total reserve is 8.5 million tons There are more than 6.8 million mu of medicinal materials planted in China, more than 600 production bases of medicinal materials, and more than 200 kinds of medicinal materials cultivated throughout the year 98% of the Chinese patent medicines in Vietnam's drug market are from China Lin Ruichao said that in Vietnam, some special medicines and tonics for hepatitis, heart disease, nephritis, kidney stones, lung disease, cancer and other diseases are more popular Chinese herbal medicines imported from China mainly include angelica, Shengdi, Coptis, paeony, dangshen, Sanqi, Poria, Scutellaria, isatis root, astragalus, liquorice, Angelica dahurica, etc China is also one of the main suppliers of traditional Chinese medicine in Singapore There are about 9800 kinds of Chinese patent medicines on the market in Singapore, 60% of which are imported from mainland China, 15% - 20% of which are local enterprises, and the rest are from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia At present, the research of natural medicine chemistry of traditional Chinese medicine has also made rapid development China has made a comprehensive improvement in the research methods and technical means of extraction and separation, structural identification, structural transformation, activity testing, in vivo drug metabolism, natural medicine biotechnology, etc., and has been at the forefront of the international natural medicine research field "Ten kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, such as compound Danshen dropping pill, Kanglaite injection, Di'ao Xinxuekang, zhizhikang, Guizhi Fuling Capsule, have been approved for clinical trials by FDA of the United States." Said Lin Ruichao Although China has made some achievements in the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine, there are still many problems Lin Ruichao said that the positioning of traditional Chinese medicine in clinical application is not clear, the overall grasp of the safety, effectiveness and quality controllability of traditional Chinese medicine is not enough, and the indications are too broad In his opinion, the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is the most important We should not be flashy We should combine physical and chemical evaluation with biological methods In the face of the increasingly fierce international competition in the pharmaceutical market, it is imperative to accelerate the pace of new drug research and development in China "Now, some large pharmaceutical enterprises in China have begun to pay attention to and increase investment in scientific research of natural drugs, with the goal of entering the international market." Said Lin Ruichao.