Save the ‘people’s medicine’ : sign herbal medicine petition
An anonymous herbal medicine practitioner has launched a petition in support of herbal medicine which is up for signing at the online website GoPetition.
The petition highlights UK Government moves to statutorily regulate medical herbalists and changes to the regulation of herbal medicines, both of which, says the petition, will “reduce access, increase costs, decrease patient choice, encourage a black market and send experienced herbalists underground, crucify our indigenous tradition and diversity of available healthcare”.
Phew! I can’t help but agree. Beneficiaries of the changes are unlikely to be the general public, but the pharmaceutical industry.
* Read the full premble and then electronically sign the petition here.
