Current Situation and Countermeasures of Traditional Chinese Medicines in Zhejiang

In 2015, planting area, total yield and total output value of traditional Chinese medicines in Zhejiang province reached 38,600ha, 178,600t and 5.291 billion Yuan RMB. Eight dao-di herbs in the province like Fritillaria thunbergii, Dendranthema morifolium, Corydalis yanhusuo, Atractylodes macrocephala, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Paeonia lactiflora and Curcuma aromatica cv. Wenyujin and new developed medicines such as Dendrobium officinale, Crocus sativus and Ganoderma lucidum have been great advantages in the market. Advices were put forwarded for further development like protection of resources, standardization of base establishment and production, etc.