Exports of traditional medicine from China picked up last year, according to the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicine & Health Products.
In 2017, China exported 358,000 tonnes of traditional Chinese medicine, an increase of 0.7 percent year on year. Export value was 3.6 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.1 percent, according to the chamber.
Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand have traditions of using Traditional Chinese Medicine and international demand is rising.