Peppermint tea is used for the relief of gastric problems and as a relaxant. Like most other Caribbean societies, Trinidad and Tobago has grown up with herbs as a natural part of the treatment for many ailments. The Committee’s difficulties however do not end there. Our law is silent when they say it is a food or food supplement … we have a hard time stopping that … it’s when they say it is medicine that we can intervene,” says Stanley. “The problem is distinguishing between the many claims of the people promoting these treatments. Inskip Stanley, president of the Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago now serves on a recently-convened Food Advisory Committee which is systematically examining the influx of herbal remedies in the country and the use of traditional indigenous treatments in conjunction with modern drugs. While there have not been any records of actual injury or death here health and consumer affairs officials say they are taking no chances. PORT OF SPAIN, (IPS) - Trinidad and Tobago authorities have been keeping a close eye on the widespread use of herbal remedies and treatments in the wake of new findings that some traditional treatments are not measuring up to specified standards. By IPS Correspondents Reprint | | Print |
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