Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Health, on Sunday said the Chinese government would soon establish a plantation aimed at promoting the use of herbal drugs.
"The plantation would be for the cultivation of different herbal plants on a large scale," he said.
peaking during the inauguration of Expert Moringa Herbal Centre in Accra, Mr Mettle-Nunoo called for the promotion and use of herbal drugs due to their proven efficacy.
According to the minister, government would soon send some students from the Herbal Medicine Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to China for more insight in the use of herbal medicine.
Mr Mettle-Nunoo said the government would attach seasoned herbal medicine practitioners to some hospitals for them to render their services to those who might require them.
"We will soon attach herbal practitioners to health institutions so that they can assist in the curing of ailments which cannot be cured by orthodox medicine," he said.
He appealed to herbal practitioners to always endeavour to prepare their medicines in a neat environment in order not to worsen the plight of those who might use them.
Mr Mettle-Nunoo praised the Methodist Church of Ghana for the introduction of the various uses of Moringa plant onto the market and urged the public not to abuse its use.
"It is sad to learn that people especially the youth have started mixing marijuana with Moringa, while others take the drug overdose because they want "quick action", he said.
The inauguration was under the theme: "Herbal Medicine and Moringa Plant: Challenges and Prospects."
Mrs Monica Sedalor, Chief Executive Officer of Expert Moringa Herbal Centre, cited inadequate funding for research and the invasion of quack practitioners as some of the challenges plaguing the herbal sector.
She called for the implementation of the byelaws to help regulate the sector and weed out quacks.