Chinese civilization is – we know – of very ancient origin and can lay claim to an ancient therapeutic tradition. Paternity of Chinese medicine is attributed to the Emperor Cen-Nong, who lived in the 27th century BC and taught the Chinese how to use herbs, compiling the first Pen-t ’-sao (“origin of herbs”) , namely the first treatise on medicine in the world.

 Licensing of medicines in the EU is carried out according to the requirements of Directive 2001/83/EC, the Community code on medicinal products for human use. Directive 2004/24/EC (the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive - THMPD) amends this code to introduce the Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme and to apply many of the existing requirements in Directive 2001/83/EC to traditional
herbal medicinal products...