Despite the reluctance of Western physicians to accept ch'ai-hu as a substance of true medicinal value, when the facts are placed before them they cannot but admit to its effectiveness.
事實就擺在眼前，儘管西醫對柴胡的成分、化學機轉半信半疑，卻不得不承認它的效果。目前，國內柴胡的年需求量約廿公噸；而日本每年也有一百廿公噸的消耗量。光是一味柴胡，在二地就有這麼大的市場；中藥約有五千多種，那麼總消耗量豈不是天文數字？