Natural Health Products Ingredients Database

WHAT'S NEW

What's New is a listing of modifications to the NHPID since the last update. This page was most recently revised on April 27, 2011.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below only apply to version 1.4.2 of the e-PLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest version of the e-PLA, namely version 1.4.2, which is available for downloading from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/applications/online-enligne/pla-dlmm-view-eng.php.


New Ingredients

NHPID Name:
Lignum Sappan

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Fructus Perillae

Role:
medicinal


NHPID Name:
Ramulus Mori

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Semen Astragali Complanati

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Ibogaine hydrochloride

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Coconut palm sugar

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Pocrine brain extract

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
PPG-26-Buteth-26

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Concentrated Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry) fruit juice

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Concentrated pomegranate juice

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Yellow OB

Role:
Chemical Substance


NHPID Name:
Touchi Extract

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Fructus Oryzae Germinatus

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Arachis Hypogaea (Peanut) Flour

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate

Role:
Non-medicinal


Removed Ingredients

NHPID Name:
Vinpocetine

Role:
Non-NHP


NHPID Name:
Lentinula edodes mushroom dry

Role:
None


Revised NHPID Names

Old NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis

New NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Zingiberis


Old NHPID Name:
Bonito Peptide Hydrosylate

New NHPID Name:
Bonito Peptide Hydrolysate


Old NHPID Name:
Bovine liver hydrosylate

New NHPID Name:
Bovine liver hydrolysate


Revised Proper and Common Names

NHPID Name:
Retinervus Luffae Fructus

New Common Names:
Dried Skeleton of Vegetable Sponge, Luffa Vegetable Sponge, Retinervus Luffae Fructus, Si gua luo


NHPID Name:
Luffa aegyptiaca

New Common Name:
Loofah, Si gua, Smooth loofah, Vegetable sponge


NHPID Name:
Folium Mori

New Common Names:
Folium Mori, Mulberry Leaf, Sang ye, White Mulberry Leaf


NHPID Name:
Morus alba

Removed Common Names:
Gewone moerbei, Witmoerbei


NHPID Name:
Fructus Corni

New Common Names:
Asiatic cornelian cherry Fruit, Fructus Corni, Shan zhu yu


NHPID Name:
Cornus officinalis

New Common Names:
Asiatic cornelian cherry, Shan zhu yu


NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Zingiberis

New Common Names:
Dried Ginger Rhizome, Gan jiang, Rhizoma Zingiberis


NHPID Name:
Zingiber officinale

Removed Common Names:
Chinese ginger, Shoga


NHPID Name:
Herba Taxilli

New Common Name:
Herba Taxilli


NHPID Name:
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

New Common Names:
Tea Extract, Tea Leaves Extract


NHPID Name:
R-alpha-Lipoic acid

New Common Name:
(+)-alpha-Lipoic acid


NHPID Name:
Angelica Root Dry

New Common Names:
Dried Angelica archanglica root, Dried Angelica root


NHPID Name:
Glucose

New Common Name:
Glucose


NHPID Name:
Fructus mume

Removed Common Name:
Fructus Pruni Mume


NHPID Name:
Prunus mume

New Common Name:
Japanese apricot


NHPID Name:
Alpha S1-Casein Tryptic Hydrolysate

New Common Name:
Milk protein hydrolysate


New Roles

NHPID Name:
Angelica Root Dry

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Dihydroxyacetone

Old Role:
Non-medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
alpha-Carotene

Old Role:

New Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed soy protein

Old Role:
Chemical Substance

New Role:
Non-medicinal


New NMI Purposes

NHPID Name:
Glycerol

New NMI Purpose:
Wetting agent


NHPID Name:
Palmarosa Oil

New NMI Purpose:
Fragrance ingredient


NHPID Name:
Lecithin

New NMI Purpose:
Surfactant


NHPID Name:
Zinc laurate

New NMI Purpose:
Slip modifier


Other Ingredient Modifications

NHPID Name:
Herba Epimedii

Modification:
The preparation changed to Traditional Chinese Medicine standardised extract X:1


NHPID Name:
Chewing gum base

Modification:
Changes to Additional details section


NHPID Name:
Sea salt

Modification:
New sub-ingredient: Magnesium


NHPID Name:
Cornus officinalis

Modification:
New sub-ingredient: Loganin (Part: Fruit mesocarp)


NHPID Name:
Herba Taxilli

Modification:
New organism part: Branch leafy


NHPID Name:
Citrus reticulata

Modification:
New Taxonomic synonym: Citrus nobilis Andrews


NHPID Name:
Radix Stemonae Preparata

Modification:
new source material: Stemona sessilifolia


NHPID Name:
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam

Modification:
Bambusa tuldoides


NHPID Name:
Camellia sinensis

Modification:
New sub-ingredient: Theaflavins (Part: Leaf)


NHPID Name:
Bergera koenigii

Modification:
New sub-ingredient: Iron (Part: Leaf)


NHPID Name:
Angelica Root Dry

Modification:
New preparation: Powdered


NHPID Name:
zeaxanthin

Modification:
New reference for toxicity limit: JECFA Sixty-third meeting - Summary and Conclusions


NHPID Name:
zeaxanthin

Modification:
Restriction detail section changed


NHPID Name:
Lutein

Modification:
Restriction detail section changed


NHPID Name:
Cymbopogon martini

Modification:
New subingredient(source for): Geraniol


NHPID Name:
Calcium/Potassium Salt of Hydroxycitric Acid

Modification:
New subingredient(source for): Hydroxycitric acid


NHPID Name:
Rhodiola rosea

Modification:
New subingredient(source for): Rosavin


Monograph Modifications

No Changes.


AbLS Modifications

No Changes.


Controlled Vocabulary

Modification:
New Dossage Form: Concentrate


Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

NHPID Name:
HPUS_Arum triphyllum

Modification:
New source material: Rhizome


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