Herbal medicine is the most lucrative and well known in international marketplace, the annual revenues of herbal treatments in Western Europe close to USD$ 5 billion in 2003-2004. In China, sales of herbal products reached USD$ 14 billion in 2005. Meanwhile in Brazil, the revenue was up to USD$ 160 million in 2007.
Since herbal medicines is the most profit making traditional medicines practices, counterfeits, poor quality or adulterated herbal products in international markets are serious patient safety threats.
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