The assistant general manager of Mingtung, a Mr. Chang, points out that overseas Chinese account for only about half of the Western demand. When he went to Europe to lecture about Chinese medicine, many Caucasian physical therapists and other medical professionals attended his classes. In Germany and Switzerland some Chinese medicines have already been certified.
明通中藥公司張姓副總經理表示，今天西方使用中藥材的，有一半左右並非華人，他至歐洲講解中藥的使用，前來上課的許多是洋面孔的年輕理療師、復健師，德國、瑞典也都已核可中藥為正統藥材。