Herbal remedies scare report: let's get the facts right

Tuesday 16th February 2010 9:45am

The Complementary HealthCare Council of Australia reponds to recent mdeia regarding the safety of complementary medicines.

Herbal remedies scare report: let's get the facts straight

Setting the record straight on the recent scare report on herbal medicines by a South Australian academic, the Complementary HealthCare Council of Australia (CHC) said today that much of the report was ill-informed, misleading and irresponsible — and most importantly, not relevant to complementary medicine products sold in Australia, which are among the most tightly regulated in the world.

The organisation warns Australian consumers to be aware of the real dangers of buying herbal or other complementary medicine (CM) products when overseas or via websites based in other countries, where safety and quality standards often are considered to be inferior to those imposed in Australia.

The full text of this can be found at www.chc.org.au Herbal remedies scare report: let's get the facts straight