Can the retail department of food and health food handle Chinese herbal pieces with the same origin of medicine and food?

In that circular on further standardize the management of raw materials for health food issue by the ministry of health today, specific provisions have been made on articles with homology of medicine and food, articles that can be use for health food and prohibited articles for health food. The list of three projects is as follows:

List of items that are both food and medicine

(in stroke order)

Clove, star anise, sword bean, fennel, thistle, yam, hawthorn, purslane, zaocys dhumnades, dark plum, papaya, hemp seed, flower generation, Polygonatum odoratum, licorice, angelica dahurica, ginkgo biloba, white lentils, longan, cassia seed, lily, nutmeg, cinnamon and Phyllanthus emblica. Semen Pruni, Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Canarii Immaturus, Herba Houttuyniae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Fructus Hoveniae, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Gardeniae, Fructus Amomi, Boat-fruited Sterculia, Poria, Fructus Citri, Osmanthus fragrans, Semen Persicae, Mulberry Leaves, Oranges, Radix Platycodonis and Fructus Alpinae Oxyphyllae.

The above varieties are both food and medicine, which are sold in supermarkets. But relevant qualifications must be provided.

If you have any questions, please call Anguo Branch of Chinese Herbal Medicine Tiandi Net, and the staff will patiently answer your questions.

Tel: 03 12-3555 188