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Welcome to the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine

 

The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine was set up in 1987 to regulate the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) in the UK.  We now represent over 400 fully qualified practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine.

The Register is a member of the European Herbal & Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA), an umbrella organisation that is working towards statutory self regulation for herbal medicine in Britain.

 
Latest News
 
Hawthorn extract 'helps blood flow'
Hawthorn extract can significantly ease the symptoms of chronic heart failure, research suggests. Researchers looking at several studies found the extract made patients better able to exercise and reduced tiredness and shortness of breath.  Read more...
 
Chinese herbs could prevent diabetes
The University of Western Sydney is trialling a mixture of Chinese herbs which may stop the escalation of blood sugar to levels that cause diabetes. Read more...
 
Bill Gates gives £7m to anti-malarial herbal research
Research into the herb Artemesia annua, or Sweet Annie has been boosted by £7m by microsoft chairman Bill Gates.  Read more...
 
Approved Suppliers Scheme gains new member
Chinese medicine © iloveotto - FOTOLIA   The RCHM's Approved Suppliers Scheme has gained a new member, bringing the total number of suppliers participating in the scheme up to ten. The scheme was launched in 2004 and is the only one of its kind in the UK.  Read more...