and I just got off the bus at Yongkang Industrial Park. 我剛剛在永康工業區下了公車

And someone told me that there is an herbal, 有人告訴我說這附近

biomedical tourism factory in this area. 有一個草藥的生技觀光工廠

Let’s go find it! 我們去找找看!

This is our very professional resident pharmacist 這位是我們非常專業的駐廠藥師，

Hsu of this establishment. 許藥師

Can you take us on a tour? 可以帶我導覽嗎?

Sure thing! Let’s go! 好啊！跟我走！

David, this is our story hall of pain relief patches. David這是我們的痠痛藥布故事館

Stiff and achy muscles have plagued humanity since the very beginning, 肌肉痠痛自古以來就困擾著人們，

and in each era, there are remedies to cure it. 而每個時代都有治療的方法。

The Han Dynasty has “fu-gao” 從漢代的「敷膏」

and the Tang Dynasty has “ruan-gao”, 到唐代的「軟膏」

while “diao-gao” first appeared during the Qing Dynasty, 清朝則出現了「吊膏」

In recent years, convenient oil-based medicinal patches, 近代出現了更便利的「油性藥膠布」

and hypoallergenic water-based patches have become available. 及抗過敏的「水性藥膠布」

In this story hall, 在這個故事館裡

you can read about the history of medicinal patches. 可以看到藥布的發展史

What is the main difference between oil-based 那水性跟油性最大的

and water-based patches? 差異在哪裡

Normally speaking, 一般來講的話

we use Chinese medicine in our oil-based patches. 油性貼布我們是用中藥的成份

They can promote blood circulation and dispel bruises. 它有活血化瘀的作用

and are frequently used for chronic muscle pains. 常用在慢性痠痛

For more immediate symptoms such as swelling, 如果是受傷當下的紅腫

tenderness or warmness, 熱 痛

water-based patches offer faster anti-inflammatory properties. 用水性貼布消炎的速度會比較快

The high polymer base of these patches 加上這類貼布上面基劑是高分子聚合物

reduces the chance of skin allergies. 皮膚比較不會過敏

It turns out, oil-based and water-based patches 原來油性和水性貼布使用上

are used quite differently. 還是有一點不一樣

You can see how medicinal patches were once made in the past. 在這裡可以看到過去製作藥布的方法

It’s sure to trigger nostalgia in many of you. 應該可以勾起不少人的記憶

Tainan developed quite early, 臺南開發得比較早

and was a very prosperous city. 是繁華的都市

As people’s emphasis on health and well-being correlates 由於經濟條件好 相對地

with economic prosperity, 也非常注重健康

places such as Yongkang in Tainan became major manufacturing 因此臺南永康等地區開始出現了許多

and distribution hubs for Chinese medicine. 中藥集散地及中藥房

Once industrialization kicked in, 等到整個工業化以後

many industrial parks began to pop up in Tainan, 臺南也成立了很多的工業區

and the Yongkang Industrial Park is 永康工業區算是

one of the earlier examples in this area. 一個比較早成立的地方

Therefore, there are many Chinese medicine factories 因此有很多 跟中藥相關的工廠

in this area. 設置在這個地方

David, this is our manufacturing building. David這邊是我們的製程棟

You can see how medicines are manufactured here. 這裡可以很清楚地看到藥品的製程

Products such as Guilu Erxian Jiao and medicated wines 例如龜鹿二仙膠和藥酒

all came from this facility. 都是在這個廠區生產的

A rundown of the production process can be seen on the wall 牆面上還有完整製作流程

along with informative videos. 和製程影片

This way, visitors can really learn about 讓參觀民眾可以深入了解

how medicines are produced. 藥品的製程

You know, I see a lot of GMP certifications out there, 我在外在常常會看到GMP認證，

but what’s the difference between CGMP and PIC/S 但CGMP 跟 PIC/S 有哪裡不一樣?

GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practices in pharmaceuticals, ＧＭＰ是藥品優良製造作業規範

while PIC/S GMP is a standard regulated under PIC/S GMP是

the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention 國際醫藥品稽查

and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme. 協約組織的標準

Our facility is PIC/S GMP certified. 那我們藥廠已經達到PIC/S GMP規格了

Whoa! Look at all these awards and patent! 哇! 好多獎項跟專利喔!

Hmm, that’s right 嗯 沒錯！

David, the equipment here are from when we first started. David 這些是我們創立的時候留下來的機具

Right now, we are in the time tunnel, 我們現在在時光隧道裡面

and it’s actually an exhibition hall for the biomedical plant. 它其實是這個生技工廠的展覽空間

And here you can see a lot of history 這裡可以看到很多歷史

and old artifacts from the past. 與過往的文物

So, this little machine actually pounds and kneads the ingredients 這台小機器可以捶打與搓揉原料

until it’s chewy, so it’s easier for your stomach. 直到它比較有彈性，減少對胃的負擔

This is a reproduction of the original herbal shop. 然後這是一個早期藥草鋪的復刻版

Back in the days, they have the herbs in jars, 那個時候，藥草會被放在罐子

and in these little cabinets and drawers. 櫥櫃或抽屜裡面

Oh? What’s this? 喔?這是什麼?

Can it read my pulse? 這可以把脈嗎?

Oh! No, no! 喔！不是不是！

This introduces you to the five major organs in Chinese medicine, 它這個是用來介紹中醫的五臟

such as the heart. 比如說：心

Through interactive games like this one, 透過類似這樣的互動遊戲

we can understand our bodies a little bit better. 可以讓我們更認識自己的身體狀況

This kiosk can figure out 這台儀器可以了解

if we have any degenerative joint diseases or not, 我們的骨關節有沒有退化

Well, that looks easy enough. 看起來很容易喔

So, it’s a self-diagnostic machine. 它是一台可以自我診斷的機器

Let’s check my bone structures then. 我們來檢查一下我的骨骼結構

That’s easy, I’m a dude, 這很簡單，我是男的

and…so, it’s a questionnaire. 所以它其實就是一份問卷

Congrats! Your bones are healthy! 恭喜你骨頭很健康

Whew! So, according to this machine, 吁! 根據這台機器

my bones are just fine. 我的骨頭好端端的

It’s good to know. 那我就放心了

David, as you can see, modern Chinese medicine David你看我們現在的中藥

has largely become a scientifically processed affair. 都已經發展成科學中藥

You know, as a kid I hated medicine, 你知道嗎? 我小時候超討厭吃藥

especially Chinese herbal medicine, 尤其是中藥

because I had to swallow these really nasty brown powders. 以前我都要吞很難下嚥的咖啡色粉末

But, nowadays, they actually go through an 18 -step process 但現在，在通過18步驟的製程後

to make it into a pill that is easy to swallow. 所製造出的藥丸就好吞多了

Travelling through the “time tunnel”, 穿越了「時光走廊」後

I’ve learned a great deal about both the culture 讓我對傳統

of traditional Chinese medicine 中藥文化

as well as modern scientifically processed Chinese medicine. 和現代科學中藥有些認識了

On top of the guided tours, 這裡除了有導覽參觀

They’ve got DIY activities here. 還有DIY的活動喔

Hey David, let’s do some DIY today 嘿 David 我們今天要來做DIY

This is our new DIY project. 這是我們 新的DIY

A stylized mosquito-repelling scented pouch. 叫做防蚊造型香香包

This scented pouch contains five types of herbs. 這個香包是用五種天然藥材製作

Once you’ve taken Dahurian angelica, lemongrass, 把白芷 檸檬香茅

silvery wormwood, mint and patchouli 艾草 薄荷 藿香

and mixed it all together, 等藥材全部混在一起後

you wrap the ingredients inside a lump of cotton 再用棉花包裹藥材

before stuffing it all into a sock. 將包好的棉花塞進襪子裡

Next, decorate it to your heart’s content! 接下來就盡心地裝飾它囉!

Isn’t it creative? 是不是很有創意呢？

This reminds me of my kindergarten days, 這個讓我回憶起了幼兒園的日子

and it’s a lot of fun. 真的很好玩

This is my little puffer fish, 這是我的小河豚

and there’s the mouth, 然後這裡是嘴巴

and the eyes right here. 眼睛在這裡

This is also a scented pouch that repels mosquitoes. 這也是一個可以驅趕蚊子的香包