Value chains of herbal medicines—Research needs and key challenges in the context of ethnopharmacology
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BACKGROUND: Value chain analyses are commonly used to understand socioeconomic and power relationships in the production chain from the initial starting material to a final (generally high value) product. These analyses help in terms of understanding economic processes but also have been used in the context of socioeconomic and socioecological research. AIMS OF THE STUDY: However, there is a gap in the ethnopharmacological literature in terms of understanding what relevance a critical analysis of value chains of herbal medicines could have. Here we provide a research framework for achieving such an analysis. METHODS: An extensive review of the literature available on value chains and their analysis was conducted, based both on a systematic online search of the relevant literature and a hand search of bibliographies and discussions with experts in value chain analysis RESULTS: While the concept of value chains is commonly used in the relevant industries, very few studies investigate the value chains of herbal medicines and products derived from them. The studies identified mostly look at socio-ecological aspects, especially in the context of sustainable resource use. We suggest an analytical framework which can help in understanding value chains in the context of ethnopharmacology and can serve as a basis for addressing questions related to value chains and their relevance in ethnopharmacology. CONCLUSIONS: We identified a crucial gap in current ethnopharmacological and medicinal plant research which impacts on a wide-range of factors relevant for a sustainable, socio-culturally equitable and safe supply of herbal medicines.
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Value chain analysis can be used for the quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine and as a tool to study the status of the TCM industry in the context of global trade.
“Value chain (VC) analysis can be used for the quality evaluation of TCM and as a tool to study the status of the TCM industry in the context of global trade (Booker et al., 2012).”
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- Authors
- Booker, A., Johnston, D., & Heinrich, M.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Heinrich, Michael
- Venue
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 624-633
- ISSN
- 0378-8741 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2012784363
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Open (London South Bank University) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- Cross Connect (Southern Cross University) (submittedVersion)
- SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Leverhulme Trust
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Herbal Medicine and Trade Cooperation
- Keywords
- value chain, herbal medicine, ethnopharmacology, medicinal plants, analytical framework, sustainable resource use
- MeSH terms
- Conservation of Natural Resources, Drug Industry, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts, Plants, Medicinal, Research, Socioeconomic Factors, Ethnopharmacology, Herbal Medicine
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