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 July 25, 2025.

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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.


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New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Zinc Ricinoleate

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Weissella cibaria

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Purified Water

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Distilled Water

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, dicholine salt

Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Resolvin E1

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Marine Phytoplankton

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Jellyfish Collagen Hydrolysate

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Arbutus Unedo Fruit Extract

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Magnesium Potassium Fluorosilicate

Role:
Non-medicinal


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Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Manis pentadactyla

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Sodium octenylsuccinate starch

Role:
Non-medicinal


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Revised NHPID Names

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

Old NHPID Name:
Levocarnitine

New NHPID Name:
L-Carnitine

Old NHPID Name:
5-HTP

New NHPID Name:
L-5-HTP

Old NHPID Name:
epsi-Tocopherol

New NHPID Name:
beta-Tocotrienol

Old NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

New NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

Old NHPID Name:
Water for Injections

New NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

Old NHPID Name:
Dalmation Sage Essential Oil

New NHPID Name:
Dalmatian Sage Essential Oil


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Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:
PhEur_Apis mellifera

New Common Name(s):
Apis mellifica

NHPID Name:
Creatinine

Removed Proper Name(s):
2-Imino-1-methylimidazolidin-4-one; Creatinine

NHPID Name:
Creatinine

New Proper Name(s):
2-Amino-1,5-dihydro-1-methyl-4H-imidazol-4-one

NHPID Name:
Creatinine

New Common Name(s):
Creatinine

NHPID Name:
Polaprezinc

New Common Name(s):
Polaprezinc

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

Removed Common Name(s):
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

New Proper Name(s):
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

New Common Name(s):
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
Verbascoside

Removed Proper Name(s):
Glucopyranoside, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 3-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-, 4-(3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoate), (E)-beta-D

NHPID Name:
Verbascoside

New Proper Name(s):
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 3-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-4-O-[(2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside

NHPID Name:
Acteoside

Removed Common Name(s):
verbascoside

NHPID Name:
Water

Removed Common Name(s):
Distilled water; Purified water

NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

Removed Proper Name(s):
Water for Injections

NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

Removed Common Name(s):
Water for Injections

NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

New Common Name(s):
Water for injection

NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

New Proper Name(s):
Water for injection

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Removed Proper Name(s):
Ophiocordyceps sinensis

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

New Proper Name(s):
Cordyceps sinensis extract


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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:
Polaprezinc

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Adenosine

Old Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal, Non-medicinal & Non-NHP


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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:
Creatinine

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
For topical use only.

NHPID Name:
Phenoxyethanol

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
For topical use only.

NHPID Name:
Avobenzone

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only. When it is not associated with a health claim, avobenzone can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as in sunscreens, avobenzone should be represented as a medicinal ingredient and therefore the product is not an NHP, but a (non-prescription) drug.

NHPID Name:
Bisoctrizole

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only. When it is not associated with a health claim, bisoctrizole can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as in sunscreens, bisoctrizole should be represented as a medicinal ingredient and therefore the product is not an NHP, but a (non-prescription) drug.

NHPID Name:
Octinoxate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only. When it is not associated with a health claim, octinoxate can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as in sunscreens, octinoxate should be represented as a medicinal ingredient and therefore the product is not an NHP, but a (non-prescription) drug.

NHPID Name:
Octisalate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only. When it is not associated with a health claim, octisalate can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as in sunscreens, octisalate should be represented as a medicinal ingredient and therefore the product is not an NHP, but a (non-prescription) drug.

NHPID Name:
Trolamine salicylate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only. When it is not associated with a health claim, trolamine salicylate can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum concentration necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as in sunscreens, trolamine salicylate should be represented as a medicinal ingredient and therefore the product is not an NHP, but a (non-prescription) drug.

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
Up to 0.12%.

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
When it is not associated with a health claim, tocotrienol concentrate can be represented as a non-medicinal ingredient in a natural health product (NHP) at the minimum quantity necessary to achieve the excipient effect. If it contributes to the recommended use(s) or purpose(s) - such as related to its antioxidant properties, tocotrienol concentrate should be represented as a medicinal ingredient.

NHPID Name:
Seawater

Medicinal Restriction(s) Changed :
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an extract) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

NHPID Name:
Adenosine

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
For topical use only, up to 1%.


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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:
PhEur_Apis mellifera

Source Material(s) removed:
Live worker honey bee

NHPID Name:
PhEur_Apis mellifera

New Source Material(s) added:
Live worker honey bee

NHPID Name:
Polaprezinc

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Isolate

NHPID Name:
Willow Bark

Modification:
New Parts:Bark

NHPID Name:
alpha-Tocotrienol

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
beta-Tocotrienol

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Tocotrienol concentrate

NHPID Name:
Tocotrienol concentrate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
alpha-Tocotrienol; beta-Tocotrienol

NHPID Name:
Phenylpropanoids

New Source Material(s) added:
Aloysia citrodora (Parts: Leaf)

NHPID Name:
Aloysia citrodora

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Phenylpropanoids

NHPID Name:
Anthocyanins

New Source Material(s) added:
Hibiscus sabdariffa (Parts: Flower)

NHPID Name:
Hibiscus sabdariffa

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Anthocyanins

NHPID Name:
Verbascoside

New Source Material(s) added:
Aloysia citrodora (Parts: Leaf)

NHPID Name:
Aloysia citrodora

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Verbascoside

NHPID Name:
Carbonated Water

New Additional Details added :
Carbonated water is water to which carbon dioxide is added.

NHPID Name:
Seawater

Modification:
Revised Schedule 1:Extract

NHPID Name:
Water

New Additional Details added :
There are many different grades of water used for natural health product (NHP) purposes. In general, the minimum quality of water that should be used for NHPs is purified water - that is, potable water, or drinking water, purified via distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, membrane filtration, and/or other suitable processes to produce water of equivalent or higher quality, such as water for injection, sterile purified water, sterile water for injection, bacteriostatic water for injection, sterile water for irrigation, and sterile water for inhalation.

NHPID Name:
Water for Injection

New Additional Details added :
Water for injection is water purified by distillation or a purification process that is equivalent or superior to distillation in the removal of chemicals and microorganisms. Water for injection should meet the requirements of a recognized pharmacopoeia.

NHPID Name:
Folate

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, dicholine salt

NHPID Name:
Candida albicans

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Resolvin E1

NHPID Name:
Silicon dioxide

New Source Material(s) added:
Bambusa bambos (Parts: Leaf)

NHPID Name:
Bambusa bambos

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Silicon dioxide

NHPID Name:
Adenosine

New Source Material(s) added:
Paecilomyces hepiali (Parts: Cultured mycelia)

NHPID Name:
Paecilomyces hepiali

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Adenosine

NHPID Name:
Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Taxonomical Synonym(s) removed:
Scytalidium hepiali

NHPID Name:
Ophiocordyceps sinensis

New Taxonomical Synonym(s) added:
Cordyceps sinensis; Torrubia sinensis

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Fungi

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Source Material(s) removed:
Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Parts: Whole)

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

New Group organism(s) added:
Cordyceps species

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Modification:
New Parts:Larva , Whole

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Extract dry standardized; Extract liquid standardized

NHPID Name:
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

New Additional Details added :
Cordyceps sinensis extract is the extract of the fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which may include a larva of the family Hepialidae or Bombycidae as a host to the fungus.


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Monograph Modifications

In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.

Modification:
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale

Modification:
Antioxidants

Modification:
Aromatherapy - Essential Oils

Modification:
Cognitive Function Products

Modification:
Ginkgo - Ginkgo Biloba

Modification:
Hydrocortisone - Topical

Modification:
L-Arginine

Modification:
L-Carnitine

Modification:
Serrapeptase

Modification:
Green Tea Extract

Modification:
Workout Supplements


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AbLS Modifications

In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.

No Changes.


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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.


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Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.

No Changes.

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