Welcome to the EHTPA
The EHTPA was founded in 1993 when it became clear that with the development of the European Union, the legislative framework under which herbal medicine was practised in the UK and Europe was likely to undergo radical change. The main professional herbal practitioner associations in the UK affiliated with the Irish herbal associations to form the European Herbal & Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA).
The EHTPA is an umbrella body which represents professional associations of herbal/traditional medicine practitioners offering variously western herbal medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, Ayurveda and traditional Tibetan medicine. The EHTPA is dedicated to the development of herbal/traditional medicine, preserving and enhancing the legal basis of practice across the UK and EU Members States and promoting best practice throughout the traditions.
For more information about the current functions of the EHTPA Council please click here.
Tetranational Phytotherapy Congress in Utrecht 2024
The 2024 Tetranational Congress of the Societies of Phytotherapy of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands aims to provide an inspiring and interactive forum to share recent insights in the use of herbal products, both from a clinical and preclinical perspective.
This congress will address specifically the increasing use and significance of herb-based products and phytotherapy in infection and immunity in human and animal health care. The Congress will be held in the historical Academy Building of Utrecht University and digital attendance via live-stream is available.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Prof. Rudolf Bauer, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmacognosy Univ. Graz (AT)
Prof. Sigrun Chrubasik, Dept. of Phytotherapy, Institute of Forensic Medicine Univ. Freiburg Breisgau (DE)
Prof. Johan Garssen, Division of Pharmacology and Immunopharmacology, Univ. Utrecht (NL)
Prof. Michael Heinrich, Research Group 'Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy' UCL School of Pharmacy, Univ. London (UK)
Prof. Andreas Hensel, Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, Univ. Münster (DE)
Dr. Mercedes Ogal, Medical Special in paediatrics and adolescent health care, Brunnen (CH)
Dr. Theresa Schlittenlacher, Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick (CH)
Dr. Nadin Schultze. Pharmazeutische Biologie, University of Greifswald (DE)
Prof. Coen Smits, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen (NL)
Drs. Sam de Snoek, Sana novum, Rhenen (NL)
Prof. Ana Margarida Sousa, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho (PT)
Dr. Mei Wang, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden (NL)
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Popular menopause remedies promoted on Amazon and Google have very low (or dangerously high) levels of the key ingredien
The Daily Mail published an article on Tuesday 14th November, exposing quality issues in black cohosh products (popular for helping with menopausal symptoms) being sold as food supplements via online sellers such as Amazon:
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Helping with the symptoms of mild sore throats using herbal medicine
At this time of year the NHS is struggling to cope with the large number of adults and children with sore throats. Some recent studies suggest that herbs such as the African geranium, umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides) and hu zhang (Reynoutria japonica) may be useful to help relieve the symptoms of a sore throat:
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