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Foreword 1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 The role of herbal medicines WHO's policy on herbal medicines The need for the guidelines on the appropriate use of herbal medicines
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Goals and objectives of the guidelines 2.1 2.2 Goals Objectives
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Definitions National policy development 4.1 4.2 Process for the development of a policy for herbal medicine Issues to be included in the policy
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Development of a national programme on herbal medicines 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 National management body for the herbal medicine programme Use of herbal medicines in health care Research on herbal medicines Preparation of information on medicinal plants Conservation of medicinal plants
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Training and education Collection and exchange of information on herbal medicines
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Regulation of practitioners 6.1 6.2 Options Examination
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Regulation on the manufacture and distribution of medicinal herbal products 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 General considerations Good manufacturing practices (GMP) Training of regulatory staff WHO certification scheme on the quality of pharmaceutical products moving in international commerce
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Regulation of herbal medicines 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 General considerations Requirements for raw plant materials Requirements for processed plant materials Requirements for medicinal herbal products Label requirements Responsible government agency for regulation Promotion and advertisement of herbal medicines Monitoring of adverse reactions to herbal medicines
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Use of the guidelines
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Annexes 1 2 Report of the meeting of the working group on herbal medicines List of temporary advisers, consultants observers and secretariat Agenda Opening Speech of Dr S.T Han WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific Region working Group on Herbal Medicines, 8 December 1997 Manila, Philippines Closing Remarks of Dr S.T. Han, WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific Region Working Group on Herbal Medicines, 12 December 1997, Manila, Philippines
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