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Natural health care products are currently regulated under the Natural Health Product Regulations, under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act. [3] The regulations address the sale of natural health products, manufacture, packaging, labelling and importation for sale of natural health products, the distribution of natural health products, and the storage of natural health products. [4]
Medicinal plants are used with the intention of maintaining health, to be administered for a specific condition, or both, whether in modern medicine or in traditional medicine. [ 4 ] [ 48 ] The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in 2002 that over 50,000 medicinal plants are used across the world. [ 49 ]
In 19th-century movements in the US and Europe that sought to optimize health and to consider the whole person, like New Thought, Christian Science, and Lebensreform. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Ayurveda mentions the concept and also has dedicated a whole speciality for the concept of wellness and maintenance of health.
A natural gum sourced from hardened sap of various species of acacia tree used in ancient birth control as well as a binder and emulsifier for medicinal compounds. [3] [4] Achillea millefolium: Common yarrow Purported to be a diaphoretic, astringent, [5] tonic, stimulant and mild aromatic. Actaea racemosa: Black cohosh
Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-5659-0. Lovejoy, Frederick H. (1987). The New child health encyclopedia: the complete guide for parents. Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0-385-29541-3. Macmillan Health Encyclopedia. Macmillan, 1993. [15] [31] The Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Family Health. Marshall Cavendish, 1991 ...
Natural food and all-natural food are terms in food labeling and marketing with several definitions, often implying foods that are not manufactured by processing. In some countries like the United Kingdom , the term "natural" is defined and regulated; [ 2 ] in others, such as the United States , the term natural is not enforced for food labels ...
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that systematically reviews scientific evidence on complementary and alternative medicine. [1] Together with the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Natural Standard provides consumer information on complementary and alternative medicine for Harvard Health Publications [2] and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. [3]