ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate TCM resources in Changshou District of Chongqing based on the fourth national census of TCM resources; To provide theoretical references for the protection and exploitation of TCM resources. Methods Sample-plot survey, line survey and interview survey were used in this study. Results Totally 142 families, 482 genera and 639 species (including subspecies and varieties) were collected from the general survey of TCM resources in this region. There were a total of 575 species of medicinal plants, including 456 kinds of ordinary medicinal plants and 119 species of national key medicinal plant which were recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 Edition). But there was no department leader of the Chinese medicine industry and TCM cultivation was almost blank. Nowadays there was no TCM processing enterprise, and the quality could not be controlled. The continual increase of production cost restricted the development of TCM industry. Conclusion TCM resources in Changshou District of Chongqing are abundant, while the TCM industry is almost blank. The support and guidance from government are needed to develop TCM industry in this area.