Routledge Herbal Medicine: Chaos in the Marketplace Book

Americans looking for herbal remedies face a landscape of confusion and potential danger. Herbal Medicine: Chaos in the Marketplace by Routledge provides a prize-winning critique of how the herbal medicine industry and its regulations operate in the United States. This book examines the big picture of the current market, explaining how the present regulatory situation developed and what it means for the safety of consumers. This text offers a comparative look at the approaches used in other industrialized countries to provide context for the American system. By analyzing the business and legal aspects of herbal medicine, the book recommends necessary revisions to current regulations to help improve consumer health. It is an essential read for those studying the intersection of law, business, and health regulation.