Research Article
Perspectives on the Market Globalization of Korean Herbal Manufacturers: A Company-Based Survey
Table 2
Domestic distributors for herbal manufacturers.
| | Manufacturers | Company no. | Hospitals/clinics | Retailers/wholesaler | Chain stores/direct outlets | Internet/electronic commerce | Others |
| | Dietary supplement manufacturing group | | | | | | | | Ginseng product manufacturers | 186 | 2 (1.1) | 101 (54.5) | 140 (75.1) | 19 (10.1) | 4 (2.1) | | Herbal drink manufacturers | 108 | 2 (1.8) | 72 (66.4) | 52 (48.2) | 18 (16.4) | 13 (11.8) | | Herb extract manufacturers | 64 | 8 (12.8) | 34 (53.2) | 31 (48.9) | 5 (8.5) | 4 (6.4) | | Herbal medicine manufacturing group | | | | | | | | Traditional herbal medicine manufacturers | 111 | 370 (33.6) | 33 (29.9) | 56 (50.4) | 2 (2.2) | 4 (3.6) | | Conventional herbal medicine manufacturers | 12 | 1 (11.1) | 11 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (33.3) | | Personal care product manufacturing group | | | | | | | | Herbal cosmetics manufacturers | 65 | 4 (5.4) | 32 (48.6) | 23 (35.1) | 19 (29.7) | 14 (21.6) | | Herbal sanitizer manufacturers | 21 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (40.0) | 10 (50.0) | 6 (30.0) | 2 (10.0) |
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Note. The questions allowed for multiple answers. The values are the numbers (percentages) of participants.
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