UNANI MEDICINE DAY

That this House commends efforts being made by the UK Ayurveda fraternity to create a self-regulatory framework for all AYUSH systems including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy as well as Jyotish, Vastu and Sangeetam, the aim of which is to protect the public through establishing safety standards whilst also ensuring freedom of choice in all aspects of healthcare; regrets that the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products leaves outside its scope several categories of products including: any safe product brought to market over the last 30 years, any safe mixture of two or more herbal ingredients which does not have a 30 year tradition of use in that particular combination, any safe product which is a combination of herbs with nutrients such as vitamins and minerals and any safe new product which has been on the market outside Europe for many years but not in Europe, which has led to the loss of many medicines and hindered all new medicinal products development in this sector; and urges the Government to support traditional systems of medicine by bringing forward proposals for the national recognition and regulation of these systems, along the lines of modern medicine, to secure safe, natural, and time-tested integrated healthcare for our nation.