Switzerland's Customs: Will they accept items from TCM (Chinese Medicine)?
Chinese Medicine (or Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM for short) is mostly made up of herbal stuff made-up of:
Wikipedia: TCM Herbal Medicine
- dried plant(s)
- dried animal parts
- herbs
- plant elements
- plant extracts
If going through customs bringing a bunch of different (TCM) herbs, separately (i.e.: a bag of ginseng, a bag of licorice, a bag of ginger, a bag of Goji berries), would there be any problems?
What is the proper way to deal with these kind of herbs (or plant/plant extracts) whilst going through customs?
Some things are plant-related, would that be cause for concern?
just for clarification the question is just related to herbs and plants not including thing like: dried curled snakes, dried seahorses, human penises or flying squirrel feces: as per Wikipedia's list of TCMs....
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Is Chinese medicine considered Western medicine?
Traditional medicine, known as Traditional Chinese medicine, includes surgery, moxibustion, hot cupping, acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine and nutraceutical medicine. Modern medicine, known as Western medicine, includes surgery and most commonly single molecular drugs.Is Chinese medicine regulated?
Acupuncture has been a designated health profession under the Health Professions Act since April 1, 1996. The professions are regulated by the College in accordance with the Act, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists Regulation and the bylaws of the College.Does China still use TCM?
Over the past few years, the country has been aggressively promoting TCM on the international stage both for expanding its global influence and for a share of the estimated US$50-billion global market. Medical-tourism hotspots in China are drawing tens of thousands of foreigners for TCM.Can I take Western and Chinese medicine together?
Taking CPM and other health products concurrently without medical supervision may be dangerous. Interactions between CPM and western medicines can result in unwanted effects, such as reducing the body's absorption of either one of the medicines.The Most Perfect Country on the Planet | Switzerland
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