The Campaignfor the Protection of Herbal Medicine
Hello and welcome to our website, which has been developed to endorse the "Support
Herbal Medicine" petition and as a focus for people interested in preserving and protecting the practise of
Traditional Herbal Medicine and use of our herbs in response to the British government's impending
regulatory proposals.

The UK government is of the opinion that statutory regulation of Herbalists will protect the public from
serious harm. However, has statutory regulation of the NHS, Banking and Pension industries protected the
public? No, it most certainly has not! Even now, after so called "improved" guidelines resulting from the
behaviour of Harold Shipman, abuse and cruelty on the part of medical staff is still being reported. It is our
belief that statutory regulation is not effective and results in considerable amounts of time and tax payer's
money being wasted, with no increased guarantee of safety.

To date, Herbal Medicine has one of the most exemplary safety records of any medical discipline. Current
voluntary self regulation has been more than adequate in protecting the public from harm.

If you are someone who cares about freedom of choice, environmental issues, a member of the public who
visits a Herbalist, or self treats with herbs from your garden and surrounding countryside, a practising
Medical Herbalist, or a practitioner who uses herbs alongside another natural medicine, a supplier of herbs or
even someone simply passionate about herbs and the pleasure they give, then you will be interested in our
message.

Herbal Medicine is "Global Medicine" with each country having its own Tradition. Regulations affecting the
UK and Europe often have an influence on the rest of the world. Wherever you live, please link with us and
together let us protect and preserve Herbal Medicine worldwide. We need to keep vigilant regarding
influences from governments, pharma companies and the Codex which can affect herbal medicines and
practitioners.
Accessibility and choice: to ensure herbal medicines remain affordable
and available for the public to use
Preserve our Traditions: to ensure Traditional Herbalists can continue to
practise and teach, offering an alternative philosophy, diversity and choice to
the public
Protect our plants, their environments and our cottage industries
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PLEASE SUPPORT US BY SIGNING
OUR PETITION AND WRITING TO
YOUR MP
Welcome to our website
Save Our Herbs interviewed on Radio
Kent

Philip Evans and Jennifer Wharam, co-founders of
Save Our Herbs, were interviewed by Radio Kent
in response to the pro regulation lobby at the House
of Commons, 3 February 2010.

Philip did an excellent job of dispelling the very
confused messages that are being released by the
pro regulatory lobby who now want the DH to
regulate Herbalists so they do not go out of
business. What happened to their original arguments
for regulation based on Michael McIntyre's
statement in 2000 "If we do not agree to Statutory
(Self) Regulation the government will force it upon
us" ? This was followed by Herbal Medicine is
dangerous and regulation will improve the
professional status of Herbalists.

In an earlier interview Michael McIntyre finally
admitted that there is no link between regulation and
the THMPD, a fact we have been emphasising since
the very beginning of our campaign.

If you would like to hear Phil and Jennifer's
interviews please click below.
If you care about Herbal Medicine and want to
preserve it for future generations please sign our
petition which will be presented to government as part
of our campaign.
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Our purpose is threefold:
Our Petition
WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Time to respond to the DH Consultation Document
on regulation has now passed and findings will be
published in due course. The Save Our Herbs
group response to the consultation document is
available by clicking here. Please continue to sign
our petition which we are maintaining until we have
succeeded in our mission.
February 2010 - Confusion within pro regulation lobby ????
"Make Statutory Regulation happen before April 2011 and save the traditional herbal medicines sector"

This disingenuous statement has been issued by the campaign supporting Statutory Reguation in order to
persuade Herbalists and the public that regulation of herbalists is necessary to prevent the loss of Herbal
Medicines. However Statutory Regulation of practitioners and the implementation of the European
Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD) are not linked.

This European Directive will be fully implemented regardless of the outcome of regulation.
Therefore Statutory Regulation of Herbalists will not save our Traditional Medicines. Link here for further
details.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Please sign the petition here
Philip
Jennifer
Why not get a copy of "Decoding the Myth-information" a treatise by Robert Scott of the IRCH.
An excellent and readable guide to the regulatory process. Contact 01736 850941 for details
Still Confused about Regulation ?