Herbal Medicine Petition

As the use of herbal medicine often goes hand-in-hand with a green lifestyle, we thought you may wish to consider signing the following petition:

"The Government wish to further regulate Herbalists by bringing them under state control, protecting both the function and title of a Herbalist. Alongside this regulation they wish to change the Herbal Medicine laws again to prevent anyone, other than a state regulated herbalist (or possibly other health professional), from prescribing herbs. This, coupled with a previous change to our herbal medicine laws, will take Herbal Medicine away from the people, with state regulated Herbalists and pharmaceutical companies claiming Herbal Medicine as their own. "

The petition is in response to the Department of Health Steering Group Report, published in June 2008.

Full details of the petition can be found here:
www.gopetition.co.uk/online/26781.html