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 13, 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
- 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:
Radix Platicodonis
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Elaeis guineensis fruit extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Mesophyllum superpositum
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
PEG/PPG-116/66 Copolymer
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Visnea mocanera
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Kigelia africana
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Leptospermum scoparium Honey
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Pyrola callientha
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Pyrola decorata
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Herba Pyrolae
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Herba Epimedii
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Epimedium pubescens
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Daphniphyllum calycinum
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Melaleuca leucadendra leaf oil
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Propolis Wax Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Solidago virgaurea (goldenrod) extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Herba Equiseti Hiemalis
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
D-Aspartic acid
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Eriocaulon buergerianum
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Flos Eriocauli
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Hypromellose acetate succinate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Liquid Sorbitol (Non-crystallising)
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Acrylamide/Ammonium Acrylate Copolymer
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Polyurethane-40
Role:
Non-medicinal
Removed Ingredients
NHPID Name:
Poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide)
Role:
NHPID Name:
Polyethylenimine
Role:
NHPID Name:
Shellolic acid
Role:
NHPID Name:
Stearyl Tartrate
Role:
NHPID Name:
Poly (DL-lactide)
Role:
NHPID Name:
Polyglycollic acid
Role:
NHPID Name:
Poly(L-lactide)
Role:
NHPID Name:
Poly(D-lactide)
Role:
NHPID Name:
Lactide-caprolactone copolymer
Role:
NHPID Name:
Poloxamer
Role:
Non-medicinal & Non-NHP
NHPID Name:
Poloxamer
Role:
Medicinal and Non-NHP
Revised NHPID Names
Old NHPID Name:
French name revised
New NHPID Name:
Old NHPID Name:
Herbae Erodii
New NHPID Name:
Herba Erodii
Revised Proper and Common Names
NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Drynariae
New Common Name:
Rhizoma Drynariae
NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii
New Common Name:
Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii
NHPID Name:
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
Removed Common Name:
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
NHPID Name:
Herba Siegesbeckiae
New Common Names:
Herba Siegesbeckiae; Siegesbeckia Herb; Xi xian cao
NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Curcumae
New Common Name:
Rhizoma Curcumae
NHPID Name:
Fructus Viticis
Removed Common Name:
Fructus Viticis
NHPID Name:
Radix Adenophorae
New Common Name:
Radix Adenophorae
NHPID Name:
Citrus sinensis
New Common Name:
Red orange
NHPID Name:
Equus asinus
Removed Common Names:
Colla Corii Asini, E jiao, Donkey-hide gelatin, Donkey-hide glue
NHPID Name:
Folium Artemisiae Argyi
Removed Common Names:
Ai ye, Argy Wormwood Leaf, Mugwort Leaf
NHPID Name:
Pumpkin Seed Dry
New Common Names:
Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed dry, Pumpkin seed
NHPID Name:
Sucrose
New Common Name:
Sugar
NHPID Name:
Acacia nilotica
New Common Name:
Indian gum-arabic-tree
NHPID Name:
Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract
New Common Name:
Butcher's broom root extract
NHPID Name:
Radix Glycyrrhizae
New Proper Names:
Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis
NHPID Name:
Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata
New Proper Names:
Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis
NHPID Name:
Equisetum arvense
New Common Name:
Horsetail
New Roles
NHPID Name:
Iron hydrolyzed animal protein (HAP) chelate
Old Role:
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Zinc hydrolyzed animal protein (HAP) chelate
Old Role:
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Copper hydrolyzed animal protein (HAP) chelate
Old Role:
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Silicon dioxide
Old Role:
Non-medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Melatonin
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
L-Theanine
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Anthocyanins
Old Role:
Chemical Substance
New Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
gamma-Tocotrienol
Old Role:
Chemical Substance
New Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex GLY
Old Role:
Non-medicinal
New Role:
Medicinal
New NMI Purposes
NHPID Name:
Trisodium edetate
New NMI Purpose:
chelating agent
NHPID Name:
Stearyl Lactate
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-Conditioning Agents - Emollient
NHPID Name:
para-Aminobenzoic acid
New NMI Purpose:
light stabilizer
NHPID Name:
Nitrite
New NMI Purpose:
antimicrobial preservative
NHPID Name:
Talc
New NMI Purpose:
Flow enhancer
NHPID Name:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
New NMI Purpose:
pH adjuster
NHPID Name:
L-Isoleucine
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-conditioning agent
NHPID Name:
L-Valine
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-conditioning agent
NHPID Name:
L-Leucine
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-conditioning agent
Other Ingredient Modifications
NHPID Name:
Several ingredients
Modification:
New Medicinal role and new Non-medicinal restriction
NHPID Name:
Magnesium oxide
Modification:
Non-medicinal limits were removed
NHPID Name:
Ergocalciferol
Modification:
New source materials: Agaricus bisporus (part:whole); Lentinula edodes (part: Mushroom)
NHPID Name:
Shark cartilage
Modification:
New additional details
NHPID Name:
Shark liver oil
Modification:
New additional details
NHPID Name:
Calcium
Modification:
New source materials: Mesophyllum superpositum
NHPID Name:
Linoleic acid
Modification:
New source materials: Carthamus tinctorius, Echium plantagineum, Salvia hispanica
NHPID Name:
gamma-Linolenic acid
Modification:
New source materials: Echium plantagineum
NHPID Name:
alpha-Linolenic acid
Modification:
New source materials: Echium plantagineum, Salvia hispanica
NHPID Name:
Stearidonic acid
Modification:
New source materials: Echium plantagineum
NHPID Name:
Galla Chinensis
Modification:
New source materials: Melaphis chinensis, Rhus chinensis, Rhus potaninii, Rhus punjabensis
NHPID Name:
Concha Haliotidis
Modification:
New source materials:Haliotis asinina, Haliotis discus,Haliotis laevigata, Haliotis ovina, Haliotis ruber
NHPID Name:
Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae
Modification:
New source materials: Fritillaria cirrhosa, Fritillaria delavayi, Fritillaria przewalskii, Fritillaria unibracteata
NHPID Name:
Arisaema Cum Bile
Modification:
New source materials: Arisaema amurense, Arisaema erubescens, Arisaema heterophyllum
NHPID Name:
Radix Stemonae
Modification:
New source materials: Stemona japonica, Stemona sessilifolia, Stemona tuberosa
NHPID Name:
Rhizoma Cimicifugae
Modification:
New source materials: Actaea dahurica, Actaea foetida, Actaea heracleifolia
NHPID Name:
Radix Curcumae
Modification:
New source materials: Curcuma kwangsinensis, Curcuma longa, Curcuma phaeocaulis, Curcuma wenyujin
NHPID Name:
Concha Margaritifera
Modification:
New source materials: Cristaria plicata, Hyriopis cumingii, Pteria martensii
NHPID Name:
Flos Magnoliae
Modification:
New source materials: Magnolia biondii, Magnolia denudata, Magnolia sprengeri
NHPID Name:
Herba Erodii
Modification:
New source materials: Erodium stephanianum, Geranium carolinianum, Geranium wilfordii
NHPID Name:
Pheretima
Modification:
New source materials: Pheretima aspergillum, Pheretima guillelmi, Pheretima pectinifera, Pheretima vulgaris
NHPID Name:
beta-1,3-Glucan
Modification:
New source materials: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
NHPID Name:
Icariin
Modification:
New source material: Epimedium brevicornu, Epimedium sagittatum, Epimedium pubescens, Epimedium wushanense, Epimedium koreanum
NHPID Name:
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Modification:
Addition of Sulforaphane & Glucoraphanin as Sub-Ingredients
Monograph Modifications
Modification:
Revision to Echinacea pallida, Cranberry, Cranberry juice dried Monographs.
AbLS Modifications
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary
No Changes.
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
NHPID Name:
All ingredients
Modification:
Source information for all homeopathic ingredients is now available in both English and French.