Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
Traditional Chinese Medicine has been around thousands of year - but Chinese have more of an emphasis and value on health and wellbeing in their medicine, rather the looking for a curative remedy once things go wrong, like Western medicine. While probably not much western-style efficacy studies on these products, consumers buying believe in the product.
Also with their gifting culture, these sorts of items are highly prized as no greater sign than gifting someone health.
From a western perspective, our idea of value is completely different to that other cultures.