中药现代化必须从中药生产的源头抓起，笔者认为，在中药现代化过程中，中药材的质量是一个关键的问题。中药材的质量对中药的科研、临床应用、中药制剂生产和中药的国际贸易等方面都起着至关重要的作用。解决中药材质量问题，应从种植采收、收购、加工炮制、供应销售等方面加强和完善管理体系，实现中药材产业新的跨越。

The modernization of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) must begin with the production of it. In this process, the quality of medicinal materials is the key link, which plays an important role in research, clinical practice, and the production of preparations as well as international trade of TCM. To solve this problem the management system in the cultivation, collection, purchase, preparation, supply and sale of Chinese medicinal crops should be strengthened and improved in order to realize another big leap in the industry of medicinal materials.