For a long time, traditional herbal medicines were available throughout Europe without any proper quality control and regulation. Concerns about patient safety lead to the publication of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal and Herbal Products directive in 2004 which came into force in 2011. This means that no herbal remedy medicine can be legally sold throughout the EU unless it has […]
The Which? Guide to Complementary Medicine, which I wrote, was published in 1997. In the same year, Dorling Kindersley brought out the Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine and three years later The Complete Guide to Integrated Medicine. I was writing about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), my colleagues were writing about it and the papers couldn’t […]
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Globalisation and the ever-shrinking world means that we now have access to the medical wisdom and traditions from all over our planet. What we can learn is that there are many ways to heal and nourish body and spirit. Many herbal remedies can produce outstanding results and effects not found in conventional medicine. Many styles of healing, including acupuncture, will […]