Due to the Europe-wide re-registration process (1979-2002) and the expansion of the remedy pool from other continents, many traditionally used medicines were lost or changed with ever new regulations as a result of the new legislation. Genuine innovations are thus very expensive and time-consuming when it comes to re-registration.

Harmonization of the professions and requests for monopolization by individual health care professions are increasingly hampering the free practice of the profession. Under the compulsion of state-recognized training, quality assurance and ongoing certification, costs are rising. Thus, fewer and fewer citizens have a free choice.

There is an urgent need to finally develop a suitable, scientifically recognized evaluation possibility of CAM/T&CM/naturopathy. A simple evaluation according to leading substance and indication-related criteria of todays standardized, industrial system does not do justice to this.