Some plants from remote mountain areas can cost as much as NT $ 3-4,000 (US $ 75-100) a kilo, while those gathered from riverbanks and agricultural land cost as little as NT $ 30 or 40.
採集藥草自有一番樂趣過去台灣還不像今天這樣開發建設時，近郊山區隨手都可採到大把的藥草。如今土地充分開發利用，原生長在平地或半山地區的藥草，近年來多由藥草園種植供應；但像金線蓮之類必須生長在高山上的藥草，還是得攀爬至高山巔處才可採得。