But today firms dealing in traditional Chinese medicines must adjust the actual ingredients of their medicines in response to international events. In the past these firms didn't show much concern for the species or the place of origin, and they lacked proof for any claims they might make.
但今天中藥商對藥材的分類確實也需因應國際情勢加以調適，過去藥商對自己藥材的產地、種類往往漫不經心，提不出證明。