Proposed EU Directive on herbal medicinal products and traditional Chinese medicine

摘要

Over the last twenty years, many people in the developed countries, whose health care modality had so far been satisfied by the orthodox medicine, began to look to complementary medicines in ever increasing numbers. The popularity of the complementary medicines has been phenomenal by any stretch of imagination. One medical professional association amended its perception of the level of interest in the complementary medicines from a "passing fashion" to recognition of their existence and called for improved training and education for those who practice them (BMA 1986, 1993).