Chinese medicinal material price index down 0.02 pct
HEFEI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Kangmei Chinese medicinal material price index, a barometer of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) material market, dropped 0.02 percent to 1,357.02 points Friday.
Covering more than 500 TCM materials including herbs and minerals from six major markets nationwide, the closely-watched index reflects the overall price trend in the country's TCM material market. It is released daily by Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, one of China's major TCM companies.
The index was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission of China in 2012 to offer more timely and accurate reference for TCM material growers, traders and pharmaceutical companies.
Traditional Chinese medicines, often given as oral liquid, granule and pills, typically use the combination of a number of medicinal materials, mostly herbs, to address health problems.
[ Editor: WPY ]
More From Guangming Online
Medics from Fujian leave for Shanghai to aid in battle against COVID-19 resurgence
New int'l land-sea transport service to Indo-China Peninsula launched
Another makeshift hospital under construction in Shanghai
Tourists view tulips in Suiping County, Henan
In pics: blooming gagea flowers on grassland in Zhaosu, Xinjiang
Greek workers stage 24-hour general strike over high prices