Most herbs from distant areas are dried, while those grown locally are sold fresh and must be consumed within three or four days.
生長在高山的金線蓮，一斤要賣到新台幣三、四千元；而河堤、田埂上就能採到的月桃巢、含風草，一斤卻只賣三、四十元。通常遠處運來的藥草，因為加上曬乾的工資及運費，價錢比近郊的新鮮藥草貴一點。