Herbal medicines have been used for thousands of years in the East and the use of them continues to
expand rapidly across the world.
In Germany, 90% of the population have used a natural
remedy at some point in their life.
In the UK, up to one third of people with cancer (33%)use some sort of complementary therapy at some time
during their illness.
Not less than 80% of people worldwide relying on them for some part of primary healthcare.
Herbal remedies : current laws allow them to be marketed as dietary supplements not subject to the same regulations required for prescription drugs.