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 February 15, 2011.
- Announcements
- New Ingredients
- Removed Ingredients
- Revised NHPID Names
- Revised Proper and Common Names
- New Roles
- New NMI Purposes
- Other Ingredient Modifications
- Monograph Modifications
- AbLS Modifications
- Controlled Vocabulary
- Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications (seen only in e-PLA)
- Previous What's New
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:
Capparis spinosa
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Senna occidentalis
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed alpha-lactalbumin
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Semen Strychni
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Armoracia rusticana root powder
Role:
Non-Medicinal Ingredient
NHPID Name:
Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Sodium anisate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed millet
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Sodium levulinate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Molybdenum trioxide
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Lysozyme hydrochloride
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Seawater
Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Nasturtium officinale (watercress) leaf
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Palm olein oil
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Myrciaria dubia fruit flavour
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vitis vinifera (grape) juice
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Frangula californica
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Cervus nippon
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Cervus elaphus
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Senna auriculata
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Triticum aestivum subsp. Spelta
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Lemon juice
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Concentrated lemon juice
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Pterocarpus santalinus Heartwood
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Juncus effusus
Role:
Medicinal
Removed Ingredients
NHPID Name:
Starches or modified starches
Role:
Non-Medicinal Ingredient
Revised NHPID Names
No Changes.
Revised Proper and Common Names
NHPID Name:
Water
New Common Name:
Distilled water
NHPID Name:
Selaginella tamariscina
New Common Name:
Spikemoss
NHPID Name:
HPUS_Sulphu
New Common Name:
Sulphur sublimatum
NHPID Name:
Macrogol 600
New Common Name:
PEG-12
NHPID Name:
Cetylated fatty acids
New Common Name:
Cetylated fatty acids
NHPID Name:
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
New Common Name:
Elderberry fruit extract
New Roles
NHPID Name:
Magnesium lactate
Old Role:
Non-Medicinal Ingredient
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Calcium citrate
Old Role:
Non-medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Rose hip
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Aniseed Dry
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
New NMI Purposes
NHPID Name:
Montmorillonite
New NMI Purpose:
Stabilizing agent
NHPID Name:
Fennel Sweet Seed Dry
New NMI Purpose:
Flavour enhancer
NHPID Name:
Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract
New NMI Purpose:
Flavour enhancer
NHPID Name:
Gutta Katiau
New NMI Purpose:
Masticatory substance
NHPID Name:
Massaranduba Balata
New NMI Purpose:
Masticatory substance
NHPID Name:
Petroleum wax
New NMI Purpose:
Masticatory substance
NHPID Name:
Petroleum wax
New NMI Purpose:
Stiffening agent
NHPID Name:
Carboxymethylcellulose
New NMI Purpose:
Binder
NHPID Name:
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
New NMI Purpose:
Colour additive
Other Ingredient Modifications
NHPID Name:
Calcium phosphate, dibasic
Modification:
Removed common name: Dicalcium orthophosphate
NHPID Name:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Modification:
Whole cell added as a Source Material Constituents, addition of Riboflavin & Thiamine as Sub-Ingredients, and modification of limits for existing Sub-ingredients
NHPID Name:
High fructose corn syrup
Modification:
New subingredient(source) for: D-Fructose
NHPID Name:
Brassica juncea
Modification:
Addition of Copper, Manganese, Selenium and Zinc as Sub-Ingredients, and modification of limits for existing Sub-ingredients
NHPID Name:
Eleutheroside B
Modification:
Modification of Sub-ingredient amount
NHPID Name:
Gallus gallus
Modification:
New subingredient (source) for: Lysozyme
NHPID Name:
Montmorillonite
Modification:
Removed NMI restriction: Topical
NHPID Name:
Citrus aurantiifolia
Modification:
New subingredient (source) for: Citrus bioflavonoids
NHPID Name:
Cetylated fatty acids
Modification:
Proper name "Esterified fatty acids" removed
NHPID Name:
Cetylated fatty acids
Modification:
Common name "Celadrin" removed
NHPID Name:
Vaccinium angustifolium
Modification:
New subingredient (Part: Fruit): Anthocyanins
NHPID Name:
Anthocyanosides
Modification:
Common name "Anthocyanins" removed
NHPID Name:
Anthocyanosides
Modification:
Proper name "Anthocyanins" removed
NHPID Name:
Ephedra sinica
Modification:
New subingredient (Part: Branchlet): l-Ephedrine
NHPID Name:
Molybdenum trioxide
Modification:
New subingredient Molybdenum
NHPID Name:
Magnesium citrate
Modification:
New common name "Trimagnesium dicitrate"
NHPID Name:
Palm Fruit Oil
Modification:
Organism part Changed from Fruitfresh to Fruit
NHPID Name:
Elaeis guineensis
Modification:
New subingredients (part: Fruit) : d-alpha Tocopherol; alpha-Tocotrienol; epsi-Tocopherol; gamma-Tocotrienol; delta-Tocotrienol
NHPID Name:
Cellulase
Modification:
Route of administration "Topical" removed
NHPID Name:
Malpighia emarginata
Modification:
New Taxonomical Synonyms for Malpighia emarginata
NHPID Name:
Malpighia glabra
Modification:
New Taxonomical Synonym for Malpighia glabra
NHPID Name:
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum
Modification:
New common names: "Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum", "Deer Velvet" and "Lu rong"
NHPID Name:
Panicum miliaceum
Modification:
New Common name & new Taxonomical Synonyms
NHPID Name:
Aniseed Dry
Modification:
The part "Fruit" removed
Monograph Modifications
Minor changes to Figwort monograph.
AbLS Modifications
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary
Modification:
Added as a Dosage form: Mousse
Modification:
Added as a Dosage form: Spray (bag-on-valve)
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
NHPID Name:
PhF_Podophyllum peltatum
Modification:
New ingredient
NHPID Name:
HAB_Plantago major
Modification:
New ingredient
NHPID Name:
EHP_Pineal gland
Modification:
New ingredient
NHPID Name:
HAB_Urtica urens
Modification:
New ingredient
NHPID Name:
HPUS_Avena sativa
Modification:
Minimum Homeopathic Potency changed from 1X to tincture