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The raw materials of Korean herbal medicines come from crop cultivation. From cultivation to processing, various factors influence the quality of Korean herbal medicines in this long process. These factors need to be minimized for obtaining high quality of Korean herbal medicines. In South Korea, there are a variety of regulations and guidelines for Korean herbal medicines. However, there are no single independent protocols throughout the entire process from cultivation to processing of Korean herbal medicines, so there can be a policy mix-up. In this study, four regulations and guidelines for Korean herbal medicines, which are GAP (Good Agricultural Practices), GACP (Good Agricultural and Collection Practices), hGMP (herbal Good Manufacturing Practices) and Standard Operation Procedure for herbal medicines were investigated. This study will be a good source for further future studies on the guidelines of Korean herbal medicines.