Throughout history, plants have made up over 90 percent of the components of Chinese medicine. With the vast number of ingredients left after the ban, it's not difficult to find replacements to produce the same effect.
台北醫學院生藥研究所副教授張憲昌說，歷代本草中的藥材，植物一直佔有九十％以上；而且中藥材太豐富了，大部份也都可以找到療效相近的藥材替代。