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The Act also includes articles involving the promotion of systematic and

comprehensive development of herbal products, making them safe, with quality standards
that meet international requirements. As a result, the value of exported Thai herbal

products to foreign countries is expected to increase in the future. The English version
of the Herbal Products Act B.E. 2562 is available from https://relink.asia/L8o2D

9. National TM pharmacopoeias

The monographs of standard specifications of herbal materials and of selected

Thai traditional medicine preparations are prepared and published in two National
Pharmacopoeias, namely: -

1) Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
The Bureau of Drugs and Narcotics, Department of Medical Sciences is

responsible for the development of Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia. The
Subcommittee on the Establishment of Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia under

the Thai Pharmacopoeia Committee was appointed in 1989. Three more
specialised subcommittees were later appointed to facilitate the work of the

Subcommittee on the Establishment of Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, namely
Subcommittee on the Pharmacognostic and Botanical Specifications for Thai

Herbal Monographs, Subcommittee on the Physico-chemical Specifications
and Safety for Thai Herbal Monographs, and Subcommittee on Standards

for Thai Herbal Drug Preparations. Moreover, Subcommittee on Editorial
Style and Subcommittee on Standards and Analytical Methods also significantly

contributed to the preparation of THP.

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