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peppercat

After spending years deliberating the best route for statutory regulation (SR) of herbalists and acupuncturists the govt has gone to consultation with a very short timescale for public comment.

If SR fails at this late stage it may severely restrict the public's choice of healthcare and their access to medicinal herbs. If you have any feelings at all on this matter please read the sections on the Herb Society's website http://www.herbsociety.org.uk/current-news.htm and that of the National Institute of Medical herbalists http://www.nimh.org.uk/press_rele...-and-traditional-Chinese-medicine

then have your say (the link to govt consultation is on the NIMH page) &/or write to your MP before 2nd November.
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Maria · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

Thanks for this. Will do my best to read and contribute - i'd like more mainstream awareness of herbal medicines....i've had to find what little i know about it out for myself.

Been ever so busy of late, may i ask if the links are complicated reads?
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peppercat · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:40 am Post subject:

Hi Maria,
No neither are complicated reads although as you might expect the actual govt discussion document is horrendously complex but both NIMH and the Herb Society have tried to simplify it as much as they can.

If you are interested in herbs generally then you might find it useful to join the Herb Society - they have a magazine with articles by medical herbalists, herb growers, recipes and new items and also a web site as in my original post. At the moment most of their events are rather south England biassed but if there were more members up here perhaps we'd get something off the ground.

But please try and find time to read about the regulation issue as I think we may be on the verge of losing access to almost all herbal medicines if we aren't careful.
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Forget-me-Not · Neepster Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Insch

i'm really interested in this too. I think Prince Charles has done a lot to keep different therapies etc publicized alongside medicnes. I have something somewhere on his trying to get things more regulated to keep them 'out there, but I'm rusty on this as haven't done any reflexolgy in 2 years. Hoping the link stays for a few days though as put back out yesterday and can't do anything in a position for more than five mins and bleary on medication. Herb magazine sounds great!

Beth
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Martin · Neepster Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 663

It's all part of this "totally in the sway of big Pharma, GM and Agrochem" government, stamping out all dissenting voices..........

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Smooth Hound · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:46 am Post subject:

they dont seem to want us to be able to look after ourselves

they seem to want to contol our children, our health , our food

peppercat · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

Hi guys - there is now an online petition you can also sign - but deadline is tomorrow.
It is at
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/herbal-ban/

the deadline for the overall consultation has however been extended to 16th November so there is still time for you to write to your MP or fill in the online consultation questions.

Thanks for your help
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Forget-me-Not · Neepster Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Insch

Doubly signed, should be available much longer. Beth
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peppercat · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

I do so agree. Thanks for signatures Beth.
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Maria · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

Ditto

- and signed.

Still not had chance to look/write anything re the consultation. Still time though...so will try hard to get typing before the deadline.
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