The Ethics of Traditional Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine Research: Views of Researchers and Human Ethics Committees in Australia

Table 1

Modality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) or Western herbal medicine (WHM) reviewed by HRECs or submitted by a researcher.

Modality of TCM or WHM submitted	Reviewed by Ethics		Submitted by researcher
	𝑛=20	%	𝑛=39	%
Acupuncture	10	50.0	20	51.3
Ingested TCM herbs	10	50.0	13	33.3
Ingested WHM herbs	9	45.0	8	20.5
WHM topically applied	3	15.0	1	2.6
Therapeutic exercise	4	20.0	3	7.7
Acupressure	1	5.0	2	5.1
Massage	2	10.0	1	2.6

Number (𝑛) and percentage (%).