The Government is currently consulting on the future of herbal practice in the UK with regard to the regulation of herbal practitioners. Unfortunately there is a high risk that they may not endorse the option that best secures your right to access the herbal medicines you require. The best regulatory option is called STATUTORY REGULATION. If we achieve this we will be able to continue to serve you using the wide range of high quality herbal preparations we currently have access to. Should we fail to gain STATUTORY REGULATION however we will cease to be legally able to use a full range of herbs and preparations such that our ability to meet your healthcare needs will be severely compromised and the future of herbal practice in the UK will be threatened. It is crucial that your voice is heard in response to the consultation and we request that, if you value herbal treatment, you take the following action: Write to your MP to say that you want herbal practitioners to be STATUTORILY REGULATED: find your MP here and see the pdf below for guidance on how to respond. Respond to the Consultation here - please note, many of the questions are difficult to answer, you can just put "I do not understand this question but I know that only statutory regulation can ensure me of a good range of safe herbal medicines" Thank you! (NB: Some of the documents you will see refer to the consultation deadline as the 2nd November - THIS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 16TH NOVEMBER). Save our Herbs To view or print PDF (Portable Document Format) files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download this program for free: |
 Our aim is to bring together a team of professional Herbalists who recognise the huge recent scientific endorsement of our medicine and become the Phytotherapists of the 21st Century. Hein H Zeylstra (Founder)
The College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP) is a professional membership organisation of phytotherapists that sets the highest standards of practice in herbal medicine.
Phytotherapists (‘phyto’ means ‘plant’ in Greek) are dedicated herbal practitioners with specialist university training. They combine orthodox medical knowledge and skills with scientific understanding of plant medicines.
Concern for a solid and credible scientific basis in medical herbalism and for professional standards in practice led Hein Zeylstra, a prominent herbalist and the founder of the School of Phytotherapy, to establish a professional body in 1991. Today, the CPP continues to set the standard worldwide as the body for ensuring the highest quality research, education and practice. All members are required to participate in a professional training scheme updating them with the latest scientific developments. The CPP exists to protect the public interest and it continually monitors its members as to their fitness to practise. It has members in 11 countries including Australia, South Africa, Canada and the USA.
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