Bozhou has developed a complete traditional Chinese medicine industry system that includes growing, processing and trading of traditional Chinese medicinal materials, and medicine related logistics, scientific research and culture communication.

The plantation area of traditional Chinese medicine is expanded with higher quality standards. In 2012, the plantation area of traditional Chinese medicine in Bozhou reached about 1.1 million mu. Over 400 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines are planted all the year round. There are 56 leading pharmaceutical industrialized enterprises, 24 plantation bases, 43 professional plantation cooperatives and 63 Chinese medicine slice processing enterprises. The largest-scale and highest-level Traditional Chinese medicine trade center with over 4,300 booths, is built in Bozhou. More than 2,600 kinds of traditional Chinese medicinal materials are transacted here each day, with a daily visitor flow of over 30,000 people and an annual business volume  reaches more than RMB 20 billion. Kangmei (Hua Tuo) International Traditional Chinese Medicine City invested and built by Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, will be put into operation soon. The foreign trade of traditional Chinese medicine is continuously increasing. In 2012, the import and export of traditional Chinese medicine realized by Bozhou reached $170 million, up 85.4% over the previous year, accounting for 34% of the total amount of import and export in the city.