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About Traditional Medicinals®
Passion, Wisdom, Knowledge
The secret lives of plants have captured our imagination and respect with
their beauty and mystery. For over thirty years, Traditional Medicinals has
offered you reliable brews, blending our reverence of herbal plants with the
wisdom of the ancient arts of Traditional Herbal Medicine and the most modern
scientific methods of quality control.
As important as their work with herbal plants, Traditional Medicinals also
practice a deep respect for the earth and for humanity, striving always to
ensure that our intentions and actions mirror our passions and beliefs.
Traditional Medicinals Company Profile
Traditional Medicinals was founded in 1974 based on the idea of
providing herbal self-care for health-conscious consumers. Many
of the original Traditional Medicinals herb teas have become some of today’s
most popular items. They include Breathe Easy, Smooth Move, Throat Coat,
Gypsy Cold Care, Nighty Night and Easy Now. Strong consumer demand quickly
grew the company to become the leading medicinal herb tea brand in North
America.
In 1982 the company undertook the task of producing teas to FDA Drug
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) allowing for specific claims to be made
for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Traditional Medicinals became the
first herb tea company to develop OTC herbal medicines by successfully
converting the tea blends to OTC drugs. For example, the active ingredients
in each dose of Smooth Move laxative tea are 20 milligrams Sennosides A&B,
naturally occurring in the senna leaf contained in the blend, which conforms
to FDA requirements for stimulant laxative active ingredients. Senna is an
herb traditionally used for its gentle regulating action.
By 1984 the company had grown to include OTC products, functional
teas, and a line of beverage teas. During the next three years
the company began to market their medicinal herb teas as Traditional Herbal
Medicines in Canada by acquiring Drug Identification Numbers from the
Canadian Health Protection Branch. In the United Kingdom the teas were sold
as Traditional Herbals.
In 1999 Traditional Medicinals repositioned many of its teas as
Herbal Dietary Supplements in compliance with the provisions of the Dietary
Supplement Health And Education Act (DSHEA). The labels now include
allowable ‘structure and function’ claim statements supported by evidence
and a ‘supplement facts’ box containing phytochemical and essential nutrient
levels. The company manufactures these Herbal Dietary Supplement teas
according to FDA’s proposed current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in
manufacturing, packaging and storing dietary supplements, published in
February 1997.
Traditional Medicinals is a socially responsible and environmentally
conscious company, providing high-quality botanical products with a balance
of responsible business practices as its guide. The company strives to
create a positive, healthy and supportive working environment. Employees are
encouraged to participate in community services and the company actively
donates time, products and profits to charitable, environmental and
educational non-profit organizations.
First in Medicinal Herb Teas™
Traditional Medicinals represents the
standard of excellence in the medicinal herb tea category.
For over twenty-five years Traditional Medicinals have been a primary
manufacturer of its own teas while maintaining strict drug Over-the-Counter
(OTC) requirements for quality control, production and labeling. Traditional
Medicinals does not use outside contractors to produce any of its domestic
medicinal products because no other facility can duplicate the level of
product quality and regulatory compliance we demand.
Traditional Medicinals is proud of its leadership in the medicinal herb
tea industry.
Traditional Medicinals was the first herbal tea company to:
- Receive FDA drug manufacturing status for its medicinal teas thereby
pioneering the OTC medicinal herb category in the natural products
industry.
- Label its teas as botanical drugs and include cautionary statements
and recommended dosages on its OTC products.
- test for the potency of active ingredients to ensure the safety and
efficacy of its medicinal herb tea blends.
- Introduce the single tea bag overwrap to protect the active herbal
ingredients and volatile oils and protect the consumer from product
tampering with a tamper-proof seal.
- Use unbleached tea bags and recycled packaging materials.
Being first is a constant challenge.
As other companies attempt to capitalize on Traditional Medicinals’ success
Traditional Medicinals is challenged to raise its level of excellence, to
educate its trade customers and the consumer. Traditional Medicinals
willingly accepts that challenge and look to succeed by focusing on
health-conscious consumers seeking natural remedies for self-care.
Complete Line of Traditional Medicinals Teas
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All rights reserved.
Revised:
May 11, 2008.
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