Welcome to the EHTPA
The EHTPA was founded in 1993 when it became clear that with the development of the European Union, the legislative framework under which herbal medicine was practised in the UK and Europe was likely to undergo radical change. The main professional herbal practitioner associations in the UK affiliated with Irish and Danish herbal associations to form the European Herbal & Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA).
The EHTPA is an umbrella body which represents professional associations of herbal/traditional medicine practitioners offering variously western herbal medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, Ayurveda and traditional Tibetan medicine. The EHTPA is dedicated to the development of herbal/traditional medicine, preserving and enhancing the legal basis of practice across EU Members States and promoting best practice throughout the traditions.
Click here for detailed information about our aims and objectives.
Applications to Join the EHTPA
The EHTPA does not offer membership to individual practitioners either in the UK or Europe or elsewhere. EHTPA membership is limited to professional associations which have agreed standards of conduct and are working towards the implementation of educational standards as laid down in the EHTPA common core curriciulum.
If you are an individual seeking professional association membership in the UK or in the EU you must apply to a particular professional association. Please also note the EHTPA administrator cannot respond to individual postal queries unless an email address or relevant SAE is provided.
Latest news...
On the 1st January 2009 there was a meeting of the UK Health Ministers regarding statutory regulation of herbal/traditional medicine, acupuncture and TCM. read more...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has commissioned a survey of public attitudes to herbal medicine/TCM. read more...
Herbal/Traditional Medicine (brief overview) by Michael McIntyre.
This article was written for the Foundation of Integrated Healthcare Website and is included here for interest - click here to view (pdf)
On 18th November 2008 the EHTPA Chair was invited to participate in the final Extending Professional Regulation Event in Newcastle on the Future Direction of Professional Regulation. Read about the Extending Professional Regulation documents and the report from the Chair, Michael Mcintyre on the day’s work. Click here to read report (pdf)
Click here to read delegate pack (pdf)
Click here to read delegate pack B (pdf)
A letter by HPC in support of our immediate statutory regulation was sent to the Department of Health on 5/11/2008. Click here to read
Click here to read the Frankincense Newsletter (pdf)
On the 12th June 2008 'The Steering Group Report for the regulation of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine' was presented to the DH Minister Ben Bradshaw.
On the 16th June 2008 The Steering Group, chaired by Professor Pittilo, held a press conference at the Kings Fund to inform on this document. Click here to view the document in the Statutory Regulation in the UK section.
Click here to view Introduction to Steering Group Report (pdf)
Click here to view Steering Group Report (pdf)
On 12 May 2007, the EHTPA hosted a very successful Regulation Conference. Click here to see some of the speakers’ presentations.