Herbal Medicine and acupuncture under threat in the UK’ published online 14.10.09, wdtty.co.uk

Now Herbal Medicine, acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are under serious threat in the UK. Trade bodies believe these therapies could even cease to exist in Britain within a few years; practitioners could stop practicing and people may not be able to get some herbal pills, capsules, tinctures and ointments they use every day.

This will have a significant and detrimental impact on traditional medicine:

• The public will lose the choice of a wide range of high quality herbal remedies.

• Traditional remedies from China and India will only be available through the Internet or backstreet suppliers – thus posing a serious health risk to the public.

• The public will forever lose important professional expertise in ensuring standards for herbal medicine, including opportunities for integrative healthcare with mainstream health professionals.

• A number of businesses that have specialised in manufacturing top quality herbal products for professional use only (e.g. MediHerb products) will cease business.

The government has set up a very complex consultancy process regarding this issue, which frankly is so confusing that it almost appears as if they are trying to hinder the man on the street from getting involved and voicing an opinion. They are almost certainly bargaining on the fact that many of those affected by their planned ‘crack-down’ don’t speak English as a first language and will find this ‘consultancy’ very difficult to understand. The deadline to respond is 2 November 2009, so at least we still have time on our side...
Source:http://www.thehealthierlife.co.uk/natural-health-articles/news-views/codex-alimentarius-herbal-medicine-56431.html

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