print email comment close WHO Guidelines on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Medicinal Plants URL: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241546271.pdf Description: This document provides "general technical guidance on obtaining medicinal plant materials of good quality for the sustainable production of herbal products classified as medicines." Covers topics such as growing plants, obtaining permission to collect plants, processing, quality assurance, and ethical and legal considerations. Includes a bibliography and sample collection records. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the World Health Organization (WHO). Publisher: World Health Organization (WHO) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Botanical drug industry Medicinal plants LII Database Information: Record 4623 created by Sybil Finemel on 02/29/2004 Last modification on 10/09/2005 Published: 02/29/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4623