A SEMINAR ON

“WORLD WIDE TRADE IN MEDICINAL PLANTS”

Presented By Guide By Mr. Akshay G. Kakde Dr. R. H. Kale B. Pharm Semester-VII M.Pharm . Ph.D

ANURADHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, CHIKHLI.

1. Introduction2. Main trading center3. Demand for medicinal plant in global market4. Graphical presentation in medicine estimation5. Indian trade6. Graphical presentation for some medicinal species7. Trade from South Africa 8. Exporting from Chile9. Demand for herbal medicine10. Trade of Pakistan11. Trends in worldwide trade in medicinal plants12. The six leading importers 13. International Trade 14. Major importing countries 15. Major importing in metric tones16. Major exporting countries 17. Worldwide trade of the specific Drug 18. Reference

Content

Worldwide Trade Definition – The worldwide trade is intergovernmental organization which regulate international trade related to medicinal plant.

The term “Medicinal Plant” for worldwide trade specifies the plant having medicinal value.

It proved as the plant having as therapeutic value. The main difficulty in analyzing the world trade in herbal drug is

extremely limited statistical data available on production trade. No country publish their data & trade except USA provide the

production detail.

Introduction

The major broker and importer of herbs are established in major trading center as fallows

1. New York (USA)2. Hamburg (West Germany)3. Marseilles & Paris (France)4. London (UK)5. Tokyo (Japan)6. Rotterdam (Netherland)

Main trading center

The wide spread popularity towards the traditional medicines in Asia, Europe and USA has induced high growth and development in the world wide trade of medicinal plant.

The US market for medicinal plant extract in 1999 was estimated approximately US$ 500 million which is equivalent to about 25% of global market.

Global market in herbal medicines was estimated as fallows-1. In 1994 estimate was US$12.4 billion it was increasing in 1

up to US$19.6 billion in 1999.2. In 2002 estimate was grow about US$24.2 billion it has

grown up to US$ 62 billion in 2002.

Demand for medicinal plant in global market

1994 1999 2002 20020

10203040506070

12.4 19.6 24.2

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currency in US$ in billion

currency in US$ in billion

Global market in the medicines estimate in graphical presentation

In India approximately 1800 plant species are use in AYURVEDA in which 1. 600 species for Siddha.2. 400 species for Unani.3. More than 400 species for Homoeopathic. A few species are used in Indian pharmaceutical industry for example –1. Terpenoids annual turnover US$ 7.7 billion it reach up to US$ 10.79 billion in

20052. Glycoside annual turnover US$ 7.2 billion it reach up to US$ 10.03billion in

20053. Alkaloid annual turnover US$ 3.6 billion it reach up to US$ 5.6 billion in

2005

Indian trade

Terpenoid Glycoside Alkaloid02468

101214161820

7.7 7.23.6

10.79 10.03

5.6

US$ in billoinUS$ in billion

Graphical presentation for some species and annual turn over

Trade from South Africa

In 1995-96 about 20000 metric tones of medicinal plant material with approximate vale of US$60 million and finished product of worth US$ 215.6 million were traded from South Africa.

The following are medicinal plant from South Africa having place in international trade

1. Cape aloe2. Buchu3. Devil’s claw4. Pruns africana5. Catharanthus roseus

Chile export the about US$20 million of medicinal plant in 1994 major of which is Quillaja saponaria amounting to US$ 80000.

Other import exported from Chile plant were peumus boldus, Origanum majorana, rosa perruna and smilax medica.

The major export was to Brazil to Argentina. the total export during the year 1992-1994 reaches to 10000-11000 metric tones/year.

Exporting from Chile

Demand for herbal medicine

World market for herbal medicine was estimated to as follows

1994 1999 200205

10152025

12.419.5 22.4

US$ billion

US$ billion

In Pakistan more than 55000 Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) serve over 70-80% of population using their own prescription .

Crude plant based drugs worth about US$ 120 million are annually in Pakistan.

Trade of Pakistan

As per the International Trade Center (ITC) information as far back as 1967, the global value of global import of the medicinal plant for pharmaceutical industry was about US$ 52.9 million which was rise to US$ 72.1 million

From 1987-1991 the average value of worldwide trade in medicinal plant reached to US$ 853 billion.

Generally the trade has shown upward trend except for the year 1990 when it dipped slightly followed by again uprising trend from US$ 1.3 billion to nearly US$ 1.4 billion

Trends in worldwide trade in medicinal plants

The following are six leading importer according to volume wise during late 1990

1. Hong Kong2. Japan 3. Germany4. USA5. South Korea6. France World trade in medicinal plant has now been put at over

US$62 billion with annual average growth rate of 7%.

The six leading importers

Trade codes The term worldwide trade applies to International trade in medicinal plant for which the raw material have been coded under Standard International Trade Classifications and Custom Cooperation Council Nomenclature (CCCN)

International Trade

According to CCCN the following are some drug and their botanical drug groups in international trade. CCCN Commodity SITC ,Rev .3

code1211.00 Plant and plant part

of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy

292.40

1211.10 Liquorice root 292.41

1211.20 Ginseng root 292.42

1211.90 Other including pyrethrum, saliva officinalis

292.49

Europe, USA and Japan are the biggest consumer markets of medicinal plant materials.

Europe, Germany, France, Italy and Spain are the major importing market for medicinal plant.

The annual turn over of these countries is about US$ 142 million during 1991-1997 and import 46000 metric tones.

Major importing countries

Hong K

ong

Japan USA

German

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20000400006000080000 74000

5700072000

46000

Importing in metric tones

Importing in metric tones

Major importing in metric tones

The following are twelve major exporting countries:1. Germany2. Singapore3. Egypt4. Chile5. USA6. Morocco7. Mexico8. Pakistan9. France10.Singapore11.Hong Kong12.Thailand

Major exporting countries

Liquorice it derived from sweet root of various species GlycyrrhizaTable (A) import (B) export

Worldwide trade of the specific Drug

country Volume of import (in metric tones)

Value (million)

USA 17887 10.5China & Pakistan

6000 5.54

India & France

2700 4.2

country Volume of export (in metric tones)

Value (million)

Turkey 3040 5.5

USA 1730 3.2

Spain less less

Ginseng It obtain from the root Panax Ginseng.Table-(A) Import (B) Export

Drug

country Volume of import (in metric tones)

Value (million)

Hong Kong 1299 5.66USA 208 1.2(billion)South Korea

34 0.2(billion

country Volume of export (in metric tones)

Value (million)

China 3500-4100

60

Drug

Diosgenin Is major raw material use in synthesis of Carticosteriods, Sex hormones and Anti-fertility compound. Major production from Mexico and while the

total production of diosgenin India is about 100 tones. The value in Indian market is Rs.10/kg

Senna It consist of dried , green leaves of Cassia acutifolia and Cassia angustifolia. The chief center of trade in India are Mumbai,

Madurai and Calcutta. Major supplier of leaves is India .It had export

about 6000 tones valued about 35 lakh rupees. Presently, India export is more than 10000 tons

of drug valued Rs. 50.00/Kg

Drug

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2. Wallis T. E. Textbook of Pharmacognosy SJ & A Churchill Ltd London.

3. Indian Pharmacopeia4. Textbook of Pharmacognosy by V.D. Rangari

Volume I&II5. World wide trade .co.in

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