CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of national health and the development of the national economy by prescribing matters necessary for setting the basic direction and laying the foundation for promoting Korean medicine and pharmaceuticals and promoting research and development of Korean medicine and pharmaceutical technologies.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
1. The term "Korean medicine and pharmaceuticals" means Korean medicine treatment practices based on the Korean medicine traditionally passed down from our ancestors and Korean medicine treatment practices which are scientifically applied and developed based thereon (hereinafter referred to as “Korean medicine treatment”), and herbal medicine business affairs;
2. The term "herbal medicine business affairs" means producing (including cultivating), processing, manufacturing, preparing, importing, selling, appraising, or storing medicinal herbs, or other matters related to Korean medicine and pharmaceutical technologies;
3. The term "Korean medicine and pharmaceutical technology" means technologies related to herbal preparation (referring to manufacturing herbal medicine according to the principles of Korean medicine; hereafter in subparagraph 5 the same shall apply) including Korean medicine and pharmaceuticals and all products and services relevant to Korean medicine and pharmaceuticals such as cultivating (including developing excellent varieties), manufacturing, distributing, or storing medicinal herbs;
4. The term "herbal medicine" means crude drugs collected from animals, plants, or minerals, which are mainly dried, cut, or refined in their original form;
5. The term "medicinal herb" means medicines used as raw materials to manufacture herbal medicine or for herbal preparation.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]