Geographic characteristics of Yanbian area including complicated topography,developed water system,distinct four seasons and great variation in the range of temperature and elevation.Taking Changbai Mountain as representative,Yanbian Area had been formed complicated vegetation types and provided perfect habitat for a large number of animals,According to the general survey,Yanbian can provide 1199 kinds of herbal medicinal materials,417 kinds of medicinal matrials from animal,and more than 90 kinds of mineral drugs,most of them are habitually used by Korean people Howerver,the ratio of development and utilization of medicinal materials produced in Yanbian area is extremely low.Statistical datum indicated that the local crude drugs account for 33 6% of the manageable crude drugs in kind,and its utilization ratio is only 15 8%.A large number of medicinal materials are introduced from other places.it is of great value to us to develop and utilize the medicinal materials produced in Yanbian area.
