Research on the regulation system and registration path of Traditional Chinese Medicine products in Ghana / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Ghana attaches great importance to the use of traditional medicine. Over the years, Ghana has successively promulgated laws and policies on traditional medicine, which has laid a legal foundation for the research, registration and sales of its herbal products. This article briefly describes the regulation system of herbal and food supplements in Ghana, and sorts out the registration path of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) products as herbal and food supplements. We also briefly analyze the registration information. We believe that TCM products can open the Ghanaian market as food supplements, so as to promote the registration of herbal medicines. TCM enterprise should controlling TCM registration risks, and strengthening the cooperation between the Chinese and Ghana governments. TCM enterprise can leveraging on the advantages of TCM theory and experience, and strengthening cooperation with Ghana's traditional medicine. This article provide advices for the registration and listing of TCM products in Ghana, expanding the market of TCM in Ghana which finally expands to West Africa and the entire African countries.