LONDON: A ban on sale of Ayurvedic and other herbal medicines will take effect across Europe from May 1 following a European Union directive introduced as a response to growing concern over adverse effects of such alternative medicines.
Users and promoters of such medicines have called the EU directive, called the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, 2004/24/EC,
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbal-medcine
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
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