Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 One of the mentioned areas that caught my interest was about product name issues. Australia is fairly similar in that no therapeutic claim for a drug can be made unless it has been approved by the TGA (therapeutic goods administration) which means that it needs to have gone through the whole gamut of clinical trials. Expensive prospect. Anyway, in Australia you are also not allowed to use a name for a non-trialled product that would indicate a therapeutic claim or efficacy for a particular disease. However, I have noticed that many natural product companies have pushed the envelope with their names for OTC products, and allude to a use for the supplement. Some that spring to mind are " Yeast Stat " a tincture blend for candidiasis, or " ArthroEase " for arthralgia. So the example you mentioned of " Diarrhoea begone " would be a no no, but you could probably get away with calling it " Poo Plug " or something. Regards, Lea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hi Lea, Can you recommend any books or online resources regarding Australian Aboriginal medicine? Cheers, Kip Roseman _____ On Behalf Of Lea Starck Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:48 AM Re: labelling One of the mentioned areas that caught my interest was about product name issues. Australia is fairly similar in that no therapeutic claim for a drug can be made unless it has been approved by the TGA (therapeutic goods administration) which means that it needs to have gone through the whole gamut of clinical trials. Expensive prospect. Anyway, in Australia you are also not allowed to use a name for a non-trialled product that would indicate a therapeutic claim or efficacy for a particular disease. However, I have noticed that many natural product companies have pushed the envelope with their names for OTC products, and allude to a use for the supplement. Some that spring to mind are " Yeast Stat " a tincture blend for candidiasis, or " ArthroEase " for arthralgia. So the example you mentioned of " Diarrhoea begone " would be a no no, but you could probably get away with calling it " Poo Plug " or something. Regards, Lea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hi, Most of the little anecdotal snippets of information that I have come through an oral tradition, and is what the kukuyalandji and tjapukai elders have told me. (They are the tribes from the area I grew up in, in far north Queensland, Australia.) I had a very quick look on the internet and you can try these: This one is about bush medicine in the northern territory: http://www.nt.gov.au/health/comm_health/abhealth_strategy/Traditional %20Aboriginal%20Medicine%20-%20Japan%20Paper.pdf This newsetter had some bush medicine info about plants from the area I am from, it mentions plants such as hibiscus tiliaceous and casuarina which grow in many places in the world: http://www.wettropics.gov.au/st/st_pdf/tropical_topics/bush_medicine.p df In terms of a good book, I have referred the question on to someone who should know. A lot of books are based on regions of Australia, and I dont know of one that is a good general text. If I turn up anymore web based resources that are more like a database, I will let you know. Is there any particular area of interest that you have? Lea. , " Kip Roseman " <kip wrote: > > Hi Lea, > > Can you recommend any books or online resources regarding Australian > Aboriginal medicine? > > Cheers, > Kip Roseman > > _____ > > > On Behalf Of Lea Starck > Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:48 AM > > Re: labelling > > > > One of the mentioned areas that caught my interest was about product > name issues. Australia is fairly similar in that no therapeutic claim for a > drug can be made unless it has been approved by the TGA (therapeutic > goods administration) which means that it needs to have gone through the > whole gamut of clinical trials. Expensive prospect. Anyway, in Australia > you are also not allowed to use a name for a non-trialled product that > would indicate a therapeutic claim or efficacy for a particular disease. > However, I have noticed that many natural product companies have > pushed the envelope with their names for OTC products, and allude to a > use for the supplement. Some that spring to mind are " Yeast Stat " a > tincture blend for candidiasis, or " ArthroEase " for arthralgia. So the > example you mentioned of " Diarrhoea begone " would be a no no, but you > could probably get away with calling it " Poo Plug " or something. > Regards, > Lea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Try these titles: Cribb, A.B. & Cribb, J.W. (1981) 'Wild medicine in Australia'. Fontana, Sydney. 228 pp. Lassak, E.V. & McCarthy, T. (1983) 'Australian medicinal plants'. Methuen, North Ryde, N.S.W. 240 pp. Low, T. (1990) 'Bush medicine: a pharmacopoeia of natural remedies'. Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, N.S.W. 238 pp. 'Traditional Aboriginal medicines in the Northern Territory of Australia'. (1993) Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 651 pp. 'Traditional bush medicines: an Aboriginal pharmacopoeia'. (1988) Greenhouse Publications, Richmond, Vic. 256 pp. Regards, Lea. , " Kip Roseman " <kip wrote: > > Hi Lea, > > Can you recommend any books or online resources regarding Australian > Aboriginal medicine? > > Cheers, > Kip Roseman > > _____ > > > On Behalf Of Lea Starck > Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:48 AM > > Re: labelling > > > > One of the mentioned areas that caught my interest was about product > name issues. Australia is fairly similar in that no therapeutic claim for a > drug can be made unless it has been approved by the TGA (therapeutic > goods administration) which means that it needs to have gone through the > whole gamut of clinical trials. Expensive prospect. Anyway, in Australia > you are also not allowed to use a name for a non-trialled product that > would indicate a therapeutic claim or efficacy for a particular disease. > However, I have noticed that many natural product companies have > pushed the envelope with their names for OTC products, and allude to a > use for the supplement. Some that spring to mind are " Yeast Stat " a > tincture blend for candidiasis, or " ArthroEase " for arthralgia. So the > example you mentioned of " Diarrhoea begone " would be a no no, but you > could probably get away with calling it " Poo Plug " or something. > Regards, > Lea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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