The course will provide students with an understanding of the formula, manufacturing procedures, actions, indications, characteristics, specifications, and storages of commonly used Chinese medicines merchandises, including Chinese materia medica and Chinese proprietary medicines. The knowledge of business management of Chinese medicines industry, trade of Chinese medicines merchandises, resource of Chinese materia medica and geographically specific Chinese materia medica, collection and habitat processing of Chinese materia medica, authentication of Chinese medicines merchandises, quality control standard and quality control of Chinese medicines merchandises, packaging and storage Chinese medicines merchandises, and regulations on Chinese medicines merchandise etc. will be also introduced in this course.