Cruelty Free Chinese Herbal Medicine and supplements are prescribed by Dr Stephen Phillips a Chinese Medicine Compounding Herbalist. Of the 4500+ Acupuncturists in Australia there are only 160 with his qualifications. He is registered with the Australian Government as a Health practitioner. Qualified as a Herbal Dispenser, Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner as well as a Zen Shiatsu Therapist.
Stephen worked for over 10 years as a Herbalist for both Cathay Herbal Laboratories and The Green Medicine company. His passion for producing effective formulas without the use of Animal products or Endangered species of plants is his trademark. He calls this Cruelty Free Chinese Medicine.
All Herbal Medicines Prescribed Eastern Medicine within this practice must meet the following criteria:
- Produced from a factory Inspected Annually by the Australian Therapeutics Goods Administration
- Be produced to the high standards of Australian Good Manufacture Principles G.M.P.
- Be Organic or Bio dynamic or at least ‘AAA’ Grade export quality herbal quality
- Be batch tested at the factory and certified free of Heavy Metals, Viruses & Bacterium
- Be free of any ingredients sourced or including any animal parts
- Be from sustainable sources and exclude any threatened species of plants or ingredients
Stephen is also founder of Cruelty Free Medicine, an information organisation that provides practitioners and the public with information about how to source Cruelty Free Chinese Medicines. Stephen believes that any medicine that is good for you should also be good for the other beings we share the planet with and the planet itself.
Our definition of Cruelty Free Chinese Medicine
Definition of Cruelty Free Chinese Medicine:
For a medicine to qualify as acceptable it needs to comply with certain conditions. Although the products generally meet the requirements of Vegan Herbal Medicine we have chosen not to use that term. The term Vegan has become loaded with connotations over the years and many cant agree on its meaning.
Although eating a Vegan lifestyle is generally a healthy choice many Vegans do not want it associated with health and purely care if it harms Animals.
We not only want to care for the planet and its creatures but we also want the medicines to work when you take them. We feel it is crucial what we prescribe herbs that not only work but do not harm Nature or it’s creatures.
Each product to be classified as Cruelty Free Chinese Medicine must:
- Not derived from any animal killed for the extraction of that ingredient;
Not extracted from an animal in any manner. - Not tested on Animals
- Not from Wildlife
- Not the by-products of the fur industry or a slaughterhouse
- Not any plant or any animal that is listed as endangered or a threatened species
This list of Cruelty Free Chinese Medicine will be updated as the think tanks of Health Professionals invited to be part of this group make recommendations.
Or for more Information on a Cruelty Free Herbal Consultation call Stephen 0414 339 300
