Useful Links
Herbal Suppliers
These are the Herbal suppliers that signed up to Herbal Practitioners Suppliers Section (HPSS) guidelines and comply with best practice.
- Phoenix
- Dragonstyle TCM
- Avicenna Centre
- Herbprime
RCHM - Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine
The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine was set up in 1987 to regulate the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) in the UK. We now represent over 400 fully qualified practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine.
HPRA - Health Products Regulatory Authority
The page on herbal medicines from the Irish Medicine's Board, the body charged with the implementation of The Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 540 of 2007) which transposes the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (2004/24/EC).
ATCM - Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (UK) is a main regulatory body for the practice of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, tuina Chinese therapeutic massage in the UK. Currently, there are over 700 professionally qualified TCM practitioners registered with ATCM.
Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (2004/24/EC)
The full text of the EU Herbal Directive in English. Available in pdf form.
AFI - Acupuncture Foundation Ireland
Ireland's premier Institute of Chinese Medicine. Professional Education and Training programmes in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Tuina since 1987.
