THE REGISTRATION OF TCM PRODUCTS UNDER EU TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT DIRECTIVE

The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive(THMPD)2004/24/EC is a regulatory process established to enable high quality herbal medicines to be registered as an OTC product,with medical claims(as allowed for OTC drugs)on the packaging and in the patient information leaflet.For those products which are eligible to be registered they must firstly,be only for mild and self-limiting ailments。