Vietnam herbal medicine industry remains under-developed

According to Prof Pham Vu Khanh, former head of the traditional medicine department under the Health Ministry, close to a third of all flora in the country or 4,000 plant species could be used for medicine. Yet, the country still had to import as much as 50,000 tonnes of medicinal herbs every year

According to Prof Pham Vu Khanh, former head of the traditional medicine department under the Health Ministry, close to a third of all flora in the country or 4,000 plant species could be used for medicine.For example, 300 to 400 tonnes of herbs were imported through the Chi Ma International Border Gate in the north alone.

Cultivated herbs were often affordable but varying in quality and in many instances, neither safe nor suitable for use in medicine production. Furthermore, it’s often difficult for local communities to connect with pharmaceutical companies and vice versa.

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