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Herbalists have fought for their right to practice for centuries
Herbal medicine overtly endangered in UK, and blindly in South Africa
The last time that herbal medicine was placed in jeopardy in the UK was in 1994 when the Government's plans to "harmonise" the UK Medicines Act of 1968 with the main European Medicines Directive (then called Directive 65/65 EEC). This, in effect, threatened all UK herbalists and their suppliers with being driven out of business on January 1st 1995 when the new EU regulations came into force.
Follow up:
Back then a nationwide public campaign was launched and the UK Medicines Control Agency was deluged with over a hundred thousand outraged letters from the public. MPs and MEPs were similarly showered with angry letters from their constituents. The Department of Health had never seen its like and by Christmas 1994, the UK Government executed a smart U turn.
It's worth reading the following link. South Africans, prepare yourselves for more; you are actually in more danger of losing touch with good sense: New Campaign: You CAN make a difference!