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 June 4, 2014.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the ePLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest version of the e-PLA, namely version 2.3.1, which is available for downloading from e-PLA 2.3
New Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.
NHPID Name:
Flower Pollen Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Sorghum Starch
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Ligusticum Chuanxiong Root Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Essential Oil
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Artemisia princeps leaf extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Rhizome/Root Powder
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Magnolia kobus bark extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Perfluorohexane
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Uranine Acid Form
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
D&C Violet No. 2
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Annatto
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
D&C Red No. 34
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
D&C Red No. 17
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Pinus sibirica seed oil
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Placenta Capra seu Ovis
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Acetyl hexapeptide-1
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Sodium dextran sulfate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Musa sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Terminalia chebula Fruit Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Cerium oxide
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Rubia cordifolia Stem Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Cuscuta australis Seed Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Lycopus americanus
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Polygonatum cirrhifolium
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Essential Oil
Role:
Non-medicinal
Removed Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.
NHPID Name:
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
Role:
Medicinal
Revised NHPID Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.
Old NHPID Name:
C.I. Acid Violet 43, Ext. D&C Violet No. 2
New NHPID Name:
Acid Violet 43
Revised Proper and Common Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.
NHPID Name:
Parsley Seed Essential Oil
New Common Name(s):
Carum Petroselinum (Parsley) Seed Essential Oil
NHPID Name:
Fluorescein sodium
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 45350, D&C Yellow No. 8, Uranine Sodium Salt
NHPID Name:
Bismuth oxychloride
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 77163
NHPID Name:
Dibromofluorescein
New Common Name(s):
Orange No. 5 (D & C Orange No. 5), Solvent Red 72 (C.I. No. 45370:1)
NHPID Name:
Ferric Ferrocyanide
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 77510
NHPID Name:
Guanine
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 75170
NHPID Name:
Manganese Violet
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 77742
NHPID Name:
Mica
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 77019
NHPID Name:
Pyranine Concentrated
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 59040
NHPID Name:
Zinc oxide
New Common Name(s):
C.I. No. 77947
NHPID Name:
Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata
New Common Name(s):
Pao fu zi
NHPID Name:
Thiamine mononitrate
New Common Name(s):
Thiamine nitrate
NHPID Name:
Viburnum lantana
New Common Name(s):
Wayfaring tree
New Roles
In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.
NHPID Name:
Thiamine mononitrate
Old Role:
No role
New Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vitamin B12
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Herba Artemisiae Anomalae
Old Role:
None
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
L-Hydroxyproline
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal and Non-medicinal
Revised Restrictions
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.
NHPID Name:
Caesalpinia spinosa Gum
Route(s) of Adminstration removed:
Topical
NHPID Name:
Parsley Seed Essential Oil
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Topical use only for the purposes Fragrance Ingredient and Skin-Conditioning Agent, as in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.
Other Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification different from those listed above, such as new source material, new preparation type, or new sub-ingredient relationship, etc.
NHPID Name:
Silver
New Source Material(s) added:
Silver hydrosol
NHPID Name:
Oryza sativa
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Ceramides (Part: Shoot)
NHPID Name:
Caesalpinia spinosa Gum
New NMI Purpose(s):
Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous
NHPID Name:
Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
New NMI Purpose(s):
Binder
NHPID Name:
Chrysanthemum parthenium (Feverfew) Extract
Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Extract dry standardised ,Extract liquid standardised
NHPID Name:
Chrysanthemum parthenium (Feverfew) Extract
New NMI Purpose(s):
Skin-Conditioning Agent
NHPID Name:
L-Lysine
New Source Material(s) added:
Saccharum officinarum (Parts: Leaf stalk)
NHPID Name:
L-Lysine
New Source Material(s) added:
Manihot esculenta (Parts: Root)
NHPID Name:
L-Lysine
New Source Material(s) added:
Zea mays (Parts: Seed)
NHPID Name:
L-Threonine
New Source Material(s) added:
Oryza sativa (Parts: Seed)
NHPID Name:
L-Arginine
New Source Material(s) added:
Ipomoea batatas (Parts: Tuber)
NHPID Name:
Fruit Blend
New Group organism(s) added:
Rubus idaeus
NHPID Name:
Silicon
New Source Material(s) added:
Bambusa bambos ( Parts: Stem )
NHPID Name:
Silicon dioxide
New Source Material(s) added:
Bambusa breviflora ( Parts: Whole plant ), Bambusa textilis ( Parts: Whole plant ), Bambusa vulgaris ( Parts: Whole plant ), Phyllostachys edulis ( Parts: Whole plant ), Phyllostachys propinqua ( Parts: Whole plant ), Urtica dioica ( Parts: Leaf )
NHPID Name:
Algal oil
New Group organism(s) added:
Crypthecodinium cohnii, Schizochytrium spp.
NHPID Name:
Prunus cerasus
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Anthocyanins
Monograph Modifications
In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.
No Changes.
AbLS Modifications
In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.
No Changes.
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.
No Changes.
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