The General Council and Register Of Consultant Herbalists (GCRCH) was founded in 1960 by the directors of the British Herbal Union with the aim of ensuring that anyone consulting one of its members would experience skilled, ethical and professional care. In 1997, because of its international spread and the equal status of both the Herbal and Homoeopathic Faculty, the GCRCH was re-named as the International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths. All registered members have received extensive academic and practical clinical training and passed examinations set by the Faculty of Herbal Medicine and the Homoeopathic Foundation. Members of the Register of Herbalists and Homoeopaths operate to a strict code of ethics and professionalism, are subject to a rigid disciplinary procedure and required to hold relevant indemnity insurance. Members may use the initials DBTh (Diploma in Botano Therapy) or DHoM (Diploma in Homoeopathic Medicine) and the designated letters MIRCH (Member of the International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths) or FIRCH (Fellow of the International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths). Use of these terms is limited by law to members of the Register in order that the public may be aware that those using these letters are fully qualified Members of the International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths. The International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths Contact us now for more information about joining the IRCH The IRCH is a fully accredited member of IADL International Association for Distance Learning