CAM Complimentary
& Alternative Medicine
DSHEA Dietary Supplement
Health & Education Act
NCCAM National Center
for Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
NCH
National
Cancer Institute
ND
Naturopathic Doctor
NIH
National Institute of Health
NIMH National
Institute of Mental Health
OTC Over
The Counter drugs
The Commission E was first convened in 1978. Composed of physicians,
pharmacists, toxicologists, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry
and lay persons, the Commission actively researched all available information
on more than 300 herbs and approved or disapproved them on the basis of
whether absolute safety and reasonable efficacy of the herb's use could
be established. The monographs published by the Commission include nomenclature,
plant composition and chemical constituents, uses and indications, contraindications,
side effects, interactions with other medicines, dosage, and medicinal
action of each herb. In Germany, where medicinal herbs are an integrated
facet of modern medicine, doctors and pharmacists rely on the Commission
E's guidance to prescribe and dispense herbs confidently
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
4645 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: (202) 298-4000
Fax: (202) 298-4249