RESVERATROL

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This monograph is intended to serve as a guide to industry for the preparation of Product Licence Applications (PLAs) and labels for natural health product market authorization. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.

Notes

  • Text in parentheses is additional optional information which can be included on the PLA and product label at the applicant's discretion.
  • The solidus (/) indicates that the terms and/or statements are synonymous. Either term or statement may be selected by the applicant.

Date

August 28, 2018

Proper name(s), Common name(s), Source material(s)

Table 1. Proper name(s), Common name(s), Source material(s)
Proper name(s) Common name(s) Source material(s)
Proper name(s) Part(s) Common name(s) Preparation(s)
  • (E)-5-(p-Hydroxystyryl) resorcinol
  • 5-[(1E)-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzenediol
  • trans-3,4',5-Trihydroxystilbene
  • trans-Resveratrol
Resveratrol Reynoutria japonica Root N/A N/A
Vitis vinifera Fruit N/A N/A
N/A N/A Resveratrol Synthetic

References: Proper names: PubChem 2018; O'Neil 2013, Common name: O'Neil 2013; Source materials: USDA 2018, O'Neil 2013, La Porte et al. 2010, Bertelli and Das 2009, Dani et al. 2007.

Route of Administration

Oral

Dosage Form(s)

This monograph excludes foods or food-like dosage forms as indicated in the Compendium of Monographs Guidance Document.

Acceptable dosage forms for the age category listed in this monograph and specified route of administration are indicated in the Compendium of Monographs Guidance Document.

Use(s) or Purpose(s)

(Provides) An antioxidant (Ghanim et al. 2010; Rocha et al. 2009).

Dose(s)

Subpopulation(s)

Adults 18 years and older

Quantity(ies)

Not to exceed 1 gram of resveratrol, per day (Cottart et al. 2013; Brown et al. 2010; Gaby 2006).

Direction(s) for use

No statement required.

Duration(s) of Use

Products providing more than 250 mg of resveratrol, per day

Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician for prolonged use (Vang et al. 2010).

Risk Information

Caution(s) and warning(s)

  • Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/ physician prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/ physician prior to use if you are taking prescription medications as resveratrol may alter the effectiveness of these medications (Bransyo et al. 2011; Chow et al. 2010).

Contraindication(s)

No statement required.

Known adverse reaction(s)

Products providing 500 mg or more of resveratrol, per day

May cause nausea, abdominal pain, and/or diarrhea (Brown et al. 2010; Chow et al. 2010).

Non-medicinal ingredients

Must be chosen from the current Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID) and must meet the limitations outlined in the database.

Storage conditions

No statement required.

Specifications

  • The finished product specifications must be established in accordance with the requirements described in the Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) Quality of Natural Health Products Guide.
  • The medicinal ingredient must comply with the requirements outlined in the NHPID.

References cited

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  • Cottart CH, Nivet-Antoine V, Beaudeux JL.Review of recent data on the metabolism, biological effects, and toxicity of resveratrol in humans. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2013;Epub 1-15.
  • Dani C, Oliboni LS, Vanderlinde R, Bonatto D, Salvador M, Henriques JA. Phenolic content and antioxidant activities of white and purple juices manufactured with organically- or conventionally-produced grapes. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2007;45(12):2574-2580.
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  • Vang, O. What is new for resveratrol? Is a new set of recommendations necessary? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2013;1290(1):1-11.

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