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
HANOI: The herbal medicine industry remained largely untapped despite Vietnam’s many favourable conditions, say industry experts and policymakers.
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.
