Herbal medicine industry remains largely underdeveloped

  • A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
    A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
  • A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
    A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
  • A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
    A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
  • A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
    A herb plantation of the Pu Mat Medicinal Material JSC in Con Cuong district, the central province of Nghe An. VNA Photo: Văn Tý
The herbal medicine industry remained largely untapped despite Vietnam’s many favourable conditions, said industry experts and policymakers. According to Prof Pham Vu Khanh, former head of the traditional medicine department under the Ministry of Health, 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 (80-85 per cent of medicinal herbs used). VNA Photo: Văn Tý

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