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
- 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:
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