It was not until 1943, when the government promulgated a new law to cover medical practices, that the standing of physicians in herbal medicine was assured. From then on, physicians in both Western and Chinese herbal medicine enjoyed equal status.
民國卅二年，國民政府公佈實施了「醫師法」，這個法案的頒佈，正式確定了中醫師的地位，使中醫師也享有和西醫師同等的法律地位。