Chemical Substance - gamma-Linolenic acid
NHPID name:
gamma-Linolenic acid
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Source material:
- Borago officinalis ( Parts: Seed )
- Buglossoides arvensis ( Parts: Seed )
- Cannabis sativa ( Parts: Non-viable seed )
- Carthamus tinctorius ( Parts: Seed )
- Echium plantagineum ( Parts: Seed )
- Limnospira platensis ( Parts: Whole )
- Oenothera biennis ( Parts: Seed )
- Ribes nigrum ( Parts: Seed )
Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
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A transgenetic form of Carthamus tinctorius contains gamma-Linolenic acid. A transgenetic organism can serve as the source material for an isolated chemical compound that has been classified as a natural health product. However, a transgenetic organism, a part of a transgenetic organism, or an extracted mixture of chemical compounds from a transgenetic organism, such as seed oil, can not be a medicinal ingredient in a natural health product.
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