Call for herbal quality
February 20, 2014
A STUDY found 18% of herbal
medicines in South Australia were
not registered with the Australian
Register of Therapeutic Goods
(ARTG).
‘Forensic problems with the
composition and content of herbal
medicines’, published in the Journal
of Forensic and Legal Medicine,
looked at herbal medicines
available from the internet and
OTC in South Australia, with 121
products in total.
Twenty two were not registered.
Of those that were, 59 had different
ingredient concentrations on the
website compared with their ARTG
listing, the study found, with only
three of the 15 purchased products
having consistent ingredient
concentrations with the website,
ARTG listing and product packaging.
American Botanical Council
founder Mark Blumenthal advised
pharmacists and practitioners
to recommend products from
reputable reliable and responsible
suppliers with clinically researched
ingredients.
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