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 10, 2022.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the web-based Product Licence Application (web PLA) form. All new product licence application submissions must use the web PLA form.


New Ingredients

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.

NHPID Name:
Arenga Pinnata (Sugar Palm) Sap Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal


Removed Ingredients

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.

No Changes.


Revised NHPID Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.

Old NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian type

New NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type


Old NHPID Name:
Buchu Leaf Essential Oil

New NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil


Old NHPID Name:
Oleum Menthae Dementholatum (Essential Oil)

New NHPID Name:
Oleum Menthae Dementholatum


Old NHPID Name:
Oleum Pogostemonis (Essential Oil)

New NHPID Name:
Oleum Pogostemonis


Old NHPID Name:
Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi (Essential Oil)

New NHPID Name:
Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi


Revised Proper and Common Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.

NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

Removed Common Name(s):
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian type


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

New Common Name(s):
Lemongrass oil, West Indian type


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

Removed Proper Name(s):
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian type


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

New Proper Name(s):
Cymbopogon citratus


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Removed Common Name(s):
Agathosma betulina (Buchu) Leaf Essential Oil ; Buchu Leaf Essential Oil


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

New Common Name(s):
Barosma betulina leaf oil ; Buchu leaves oil


NHPID Name:
Oleum Menthae Dementholatum

Removed Common Name(s):
Bo he su you (Essential Oil) ; Oleum Menthae Dementholatum (Essential Oil)


NHPID Name:
Oleum Menthae Dementholatum

New Common Name(s):
Bo he su you ; Oleum Menthae Dementholatum


NHPID Name:
Oleum Pogostemonis

New Common Name(s):
Guang huo xiang you ; Oleum Pogostemonis ; Patchouli oil


NHPID Name:
Oleum Pogostemonis

Removed Common Name(s):
Guang huo xiang you (Essential Oil) ; Oleum Pogostemonis (Essential Oil) ; Patchouli Essential Oil


NHPID Name:
Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi

Removed Common Name(s):
Dingxiang Luoleyou (Essential Oil) ; Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi (Essential Oil)


NHPID Name:
Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi

New Common Name(s):
Dingxiang Luoleyou ; Ocimum gratissimium oil ; Oleum Ocimi Gratissimi


NHPID Name:
Starch - Wheat

New Common Name(s):
Triticum vulgare (Wheat) starch


New Roles

In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.

No Changes.


Revised Restrictions

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.

NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For oral use only, up to 46 mg/day.


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Removed Upper Limit:2.9E-4


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Removed Units:Milligrams/kilogram body weight/day


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Up to 25.12 ppm.


NHPID Name:
Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Up to 11%.


NHPID Name:
Potato Starch

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


NHPID Name:
Rice Starch

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


NHPID Name:
Ribose

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
Ribose

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


NHPID Name:
Starch - Wheat

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General ; General


NHPID Name:
Starch - Maize

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General ; General ; General


NHPID Name:
Waxy Maize Starch

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


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:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

Group organism(s) removed:
Lemongrass - Leaf


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

New Source Material(s) added:
Cymbopogon citratus ( Parts: Herb top )


NHPID Name:
Lemongrass Oil, West Indian Type

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) Standardized


NHPID Name:
Potato Starch

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Glidant


NHPID Name:
Rice Starch

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Glidant


NHPID Name:
Starch - Wheat

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Glidant


NHPID Name:
Starch - Maize

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Dusting Powder ; Glidant


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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