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: Call for comments on Ideal Regulatory Model

 

 

Traditional Medicines Congress calls for comments on " Ideal Regulatory Model "

 

Nine national organizations working together as the Traditional Medicines

Congress* have released the first public draft of " A Proposed Regulatory Model

for Traditional Medicines: Guiding Assumptions and Key Components. " This

comprehensive document presents ideas for a new model for the regulation of

traditional medicines in the United States, and will now be subject to an open

review process by interested individuals and organizations.

 

The Medicinal Herb Consortium (MHC) joined with eight other organizations in the

spring of 2004 to exchange ideas about the future of traditional medicines in

the U.S. The result of these discussions was the formation of the TM Congress.

In seeking to emphasize both the value of traditional medicines and the

responsibilities that are associated with their use, it was agreed that:

 

The goal of the Traditional Medicines Congress is to benefit public health by

ensuring access to traditional medicines in a manner that provides a reasonable

expectation of public safety.

 

" We are pleased to join forces with herbal practitioners and product makers in

this effort to address one of the most critical issues affecting use of

medicinal herbs, " said Jean Giblette, MHC delegate to the TM Congress along with

Leslie Gardner of the Sonoma County Herb Exchange. The MHC considers the

proposed model advantageous in that, while the current dietary supplement law

would not be changed, recognition of Traditional Medicines as a new, distinct

category could help win greater appreciation for farmers' ecologically-grown and

responsibly wild-harvested products.

 

Anyone with an interest in traditional medicines is now invited to review the

draft document that the TM Congress has developed. A Proposed Regulatory Model

for Traditional Medicines is posted online at:

 

http://www.ahpa.org/05_1129_TMCongress_ProposedModel.pdf

 

Comments can be emailed to TMCongressFeedback. The deadline for

comments is March 31, 2006.

 

 

 

*Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (AOMA); American Association of

Naturopathic Physicians (AANP); American Association of Oriental Medicine

(AAOM); American Herbalist Guild (AHG); American Herbal Products Association

(AHPA); Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM);

Medicinal Herb Consortium (MHC); National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA);

and National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

(NCCAOM).

 

**The Medicinal Herb Consortium (MHC) is a collaborative effort supported by

medicinal plant growers' associations in California, Minnesota, New Mexico, New

York and West Virginia, working together since 2000 on specific aspects of

production and marketing.

 

Contact:

 

Jean Giblette, Coordinator of Steering Committee

Medicinal Herb Consortium

c/o HIGH FALLS GARDENS

Box 125 Philmont NY 12565 USA

518-672-7365

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