Multi-channel display of Western countries' interest in natural
Plant extractsIt is a product formed by using plants as raw materials, according to the needs of the use of the extracted final product, through the process of physical and chemical extraction and separation, directional acquisition and concentration of one or more active ingredients in plants without changing their effective structure. Plant extracts are an important part of biomedicine.
Plant extract industry
Plant extracts were a fledgling industry. Although some European countries had begun to produce and apply plant extracts in the early 19th century, they were still in their infancy, not on a large scale, let alone forming an industry. It was not until the early 1880s that a frenzy of "returning to nature" was set off all over the world, and people felt a sense of security for pure natural Chinese herbal medicine after feeling the negative effects of chemical synthetic drugs, which made the development of plant extracts rapid and unstoppable. Following that, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy and other countries have begun to produce Chinese herbal extracts and use them in traditional Chinese medicine health foods.
Plant extracts market size
In recent years, the world, especially in Europe and the United States and other developed countries and regions of the demand for plant extracts has greatly stimulated the development of the industry. According to the "Plant Extract Industry Production and Marketing Demand and Investment Forecast Analysis Report" issued by the Prospective Industry Research Institute, the global plant extract sales reached 10.14 billion US dollars in 2006, and reached 33.32 billion US dollars in 2016, with an average annual market development rate of about 12.63%.
Plant extract competition landscape
At present, in many countries around the world, botanical medicines have become more popular medicines for consumers, but there are great differences in the consumption of botanical medicines in different countries and regions. Globally, natural medicines are mainly concentrated in Asia, Europe and the United States. According to FreedoNia Group estimates that the market demand for natural medicines will grow at an annual rate of 13%. Multi-channel information shows that the increasing demand for natural medicines in Western countries is an important factor driving the rapid rise of the natural medicine market.
In the context of the growing size of the global herbal medicine market, in 2016, the global plant extract market continued to rise, and has formed a situation in which the United States, Germany, Japan, and France are among the top four. Germany's plant extract market has developed rapidly and has surpassed the United States. Plant extract sales account for 22.68% of the world's total; while the United States still maintains a large advantage, accounting for 22.21%; followed by Japan, whose plant extract market size accounts for 19.75% of the world's total, about to exceed 20%; France accounts for 13.21%. After rapid development in recent years, China's position in the world has become increasingly important, with the plant extract market accounting for 7.16%.
The development trend of plant extracts
1. It will become a new hotspot in the world drug market and research and development
25% of the world's chemical drugs are originally derived from plants, the most famous of which are aspirin, quinine, foxglove, vinblastine and taxol. At present, there are two trends in the research and development of botanical drugs: one is the ingredient research method represented by the United States (that is, the method of Western medicine, single-molecule structural drugs extracted from plants), and the other is the component research method of European Union countries represented by Germany. Compared with the ingredient research method, this method is more convenient for commercial development and more in line with the reality of China's botanical drug industry.
Since the European botanical drug market is relatively mature in terms of policies and regulations, technical level, and consumer psychology, it is a convenient way for domestic enterprises to enter the international botanical drug market through the European Union.
2. The demand for natural health products will continue to grow
Recent studies have proved that a large number of "modern diseases" in modern society, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, etc., have a great relationship with people's daily diet. It is recognized that certain natural plant extracts can have health care and even have the effect of preventing and treating certain diseases. It is better to use natural health foods to prevent diseases than to take medicine after illness.
International demand for botanicals is growing. Consumer demand for products made from organically grown herbs is growing and will continue; the growing number of plant-based formulations with strong scientific evidence is helping to close the gap between health food stores and the mass market.
