Research Article
The Ethics of Traditional Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine Research: Views of Researchers and Human Ethics Committees in Australia
Table 3
Ethical issues encountered by HREC with reviewing TCM or WHM applications.
| | Ethical issue | Yes | | % |
| | Assessment of clinical application claim of formula | 10 | 50.0 | | Interaction and effects of combining herbal ingredients | 10 | 50.0 | | Product quality regarding herbal interventions | 7 | 35.0 | | Information regarding Australian regulation of modality | 7 | 35.0 | | Conflict of interest for research due to belief in value of their modality | 6 | 30.0 | | Conflict of interest for researchers regarding transparency of funding | 4 | 20.0 | | Surveys creating unnecessary anxiety, or raised expectations | 2 | 10.0 |
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