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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 |
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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 ? |