A Brief Analysis of Industry of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tianjin
天津市中药产业发展概况

The modernization of traditional Chinese medicine is a historical progress and an arduous and complex system engineering as well. The medicinal industry plays a decisive role in the development of regional economy in Tianjin since its total annual output value is at the fourth place in the economic development of this municipality. This article discusses the position of TCM industry of Tianjin in the whole country of China, its existing problems and the ideas and counter-measures for it, and suggests that its regional superiority should be clearly understood and be stressed and the priorities of its development be accurately chosen in order to make scientific and sufficient use of its advantageous resources to serve the economic construction and to promote leaping development of medicinal industry of this region.