| 摘要: | 摘要 青草藥為早期醫療不發達民眾使用來治病的方法，現在亦是民眾在西醫治療效果不佳或求治無效後，所尋求的另類療法。但僅限於地區性的民間流傳使用，未獲得普遍的認同，更缺乏臨床、毒性、藥理、動物實驗的支持，多由民間書籍所記載。依目前法令青草藥店不列管，開店僅需向各縣市建設局工商課申請營利事業登記證即可，不需經過衛生主管機關同意，使得青草藥業者是醫藥管理上可能的隱憂。 這些本產之青草藥，在民間長期流傳使用，也累積了豐富之經驗，其中不乏療效顯著之草藥，從青草藥店業者作深入調查，將有機會發掘出具開發潛力之本土藥用植物，成為台灣發展生物科技的重要契機。 本研究自2003年9月1日至2005年5月20日為止，根據實際訪查(86家)與中華電信hiPage的資料(197家)去除重複的店家，共獲得223家青草店的名冊。青草藥店販賣乾燥藥材268種、新鮮青草藥168種、絞汁青草品項56種、醫院中藥局的青草品項，飲片類41種，濃縮中藥44種、青草店中販售中藥材51種、本草中有收載，但一般當草藥販賣者25種、青草茶常用品項47種，青草茶茶包21種，青草藥相關網站13筆、藥用植物研究會相關團體21筆，藥用植物園38家，並根據田野調查整理出青草藥前50名排行榜。此外，並舉辦「青草藥是否列入藥政管理」座談會，收集正反兩方意見，提供衛生署中醫藥委員制定相關政策之參考。; ABSTRACT There are many green herb stores located in the vicinity of traditional markets in Taiwan. Among them, Green Herb Lanes of Wan-Hua, Taipei is one of the most famous one. More than 400 species of herbs were sold including some fresh species such as Ixeris chinensis, Aloe vera, and Plectranthus amboinicus. The stores also sell dried local herbs and various tea bag preparations. The most different feathers between green herb stores and traditional Chinese herbal stores is that green herb stores use mostly local herbs rather than herbs imported from Mainland China. Through this investigation, we would be able to collect most important and potential local herbs for further study. In the past, many herb poisoning cases had been reported such as Sauropus androgynus, Tripterygium wilfordii and Datura metel. Even though, currently, the Health Bureau do not regulate herbal stores, however, if any poisoning cases were reported, the health bureau still the target to be blamed by the general public. Therefoe, The Committee of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Health listed “Evaluation of the Possibility of Regulating Green Herbal Stores” as key issue in the research grant proposal to study the possibility and possible difficulties in regulating the green herbal stores. This project studied the current statue of green herb stores in Taiwan. From September 1, 2003 to May 20, 2005, we visited 86 green herb stores islandwide. Additional green herb stores information was collected from Hipage. A total of 223 green herbal stores list was collected. In these stores, 268 dried herbs, 168 fresh herbs, 56 fresh juice species were found. There were 41 species of dried herbs and 44 herb extracts granules used in Chinese medicine hospitals. Twenty-five species which were recorded in ancient herbals are also sold in these green herb stores. Forty-seven species used for herbal tea, 21 tea bags, 13 websites 21 medicinal plants related organizations, 38 medicinal plant gardens and top 50 best selling herbs species were collected and included in the report. We also held a meeting with related herbal store practitioner representatives to discuss the possibilities of regulating green herbal stores. The meeting records and the final report of this project will provide valuable reference for the Health Bureau in decision making regarding the control of green herb stores in the future. |
