Traditional herbal medicine legislative and regulatory framework: a cross-sectional quantitative study and archival review perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that a significant portion of the global population relies on traditional herbal medicine (THM) due to limited access to safe and high-quality modern medical care. In developing countries, it is difficult to guarantee the safety and quality of THM due to weak enforcement of the legal and regulatory framework. Hence, the study attempted to evaluate the country's legislative and regulatory framework by comparing it with developed and developing countries that have well-established systems and identify gaps for future roadmaps in the THM landscape.

Methods

A cross-sectional study and archival review were performed from November 2021 to March 2022 G.C. to contrast the legislative and regulatory framework for THM regulation w

SUBMITTER: Dubale S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821589 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature