Prince Charles meets Health Secretary to improve the distribution of alternative medicines
Prince Charles has recently been in discussion with the UK Government’s Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, in an effort to introduce laws that will stop any unregistered health advisor from selling on alternative medicine remedies to the general public.
The Prince hopes that by April of 2011, the law will be in place, not just in the UK, but with jurisdiction within the EU as well.
It is estimated that the residents of the UK alone spend over £1.5 billion on the various alternative medicines, yet we have no registration process for sellers to provide the medicines – which basically means anyone can sell anything to everyone.
Some predict that by introducing laws which may restrict some un-registered practitioners, it will create a black market for alternative medicines. This could then also affect the price they could be bought for, and the quality of some of the herbal products.
Hopefully with the Princes backing, the law will passed and the herbal market can gain some stability and provide the patients a professional service.