Table 1

Pharmacopoeia or standards of various countries or regions that have monographic standards for CMMs

Pharmacopoeia and monograph
Authority
Status

WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants
World Health Organization
Unofficial
Chinese Pharmacopoeia
State Food and Drugs Administration, China
Official
Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Complementary Medicines
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia
Official
European Pharmacopoeia
European Directorate for Quality Medicines and Healthcare
Official
Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards
Department of Health, Hong Kong, China
Official
Japanese Pharmacopoeia
Pharmaceutical Affairs, Japan
Official
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia
Thai Food and Drug Administration, Thailand
Official
British Pharmacopoeia
British Pharmacopoeia Commission, UK
Official
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP)
USA
Unofficial

Chan et al. Chinese Medicine 2009 4:18   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-4-18