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Chinese medicine is as valuable today as it has been for thousands of years and is enjoying new-found respect from modern western medical researchers. In Taiwan, the main research body specializing in this branch of medicine is the Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy ¤¤ÂåÃÄ©eû·| (CCMP) under the DOH, whose members are selected from the nation's most distinguished practitioners of Chinese medicine. As of December 2001, there were 3,979 licensed doctors of Chinese medicine practicing in the Taiwan area, 2,588 Chinese medical hospitals and clinics, 12,864 licensed dealers of herbal medicines, and 238 manufacturers of herbal medicines.