EU PLOTS OFFICIAL GOOD PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
April 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is plotting a standardisation of Chinese traditional medicine, so it can gain greater acceptance in Europe. The GP-TCM project has been allotted Euro EUR995,100 in Brussels money, with researchers from China, 13 EU member states, Australia, Canada, Norway, Thailand and the USA assessing the status of these medicines worldwide. The aim is to provide internationally acceptable guidance on quality control, extraction and analysis.
Project coordinator Dr Qihe Xu, of King's College, University of London, said ...
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