RETAILER LIST C: HERBAL SUBSTANCES WHICH, WHEN PRESENTED FOR ORAL CONSUMPTION OR TOPICAL APPLICATION, MAY REQUIRE A MARKETING AUHTORISATION (MA) OR CERTIFICATE OF TRADITIONAL USE REGISTRATION (TR). Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Aconitum napellus (L) Yes Yes Pygeum africanum Yes Yes American pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides (L) Pers Yes Case-by-Case* Arnica flower Arnica Montana L Yes Case-by-Case * Withania somnifera L. Dunal Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Caulophyllum Yes Yes Aconite Synonyms: Wolfsbane; Monkshood African tree bark and fruit. Synonyms: African plum tree; Pygeum; Prune tree; Iron wood; (Red) Stinkwood; African plum; African prune; African cherry; Bitter almond Synonyms: Leopard's bane flower; Wolf's bane flower; Mountain tobacco flower Ashwagandha Synonyms: Indian Ginseng; Poison gooseberry; Winter cherry Asian Blue Cohosh 1/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically robustum Maxim Colchicum autumnale L Yes Yes Autumn mandrake Mandragora autumnalis Yes Yes Barbados Aloes Aloe barbadensis Miller (Synonym A.vera L.) If anthraquinone/aloin content < 1 ppm then not a medicinal product unless medicinal claims are made No: unless medicinal claims are made. Berberis vulgaris Yes Case-by-Case* Arctostaphylos uvaursi L. Spreng Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Atropa belladonna L Yes Yes Autumn crocus Synonyms: Meadow Saffron Synonyms: Aloe vera Barberry Synonyms: European barberry; Berberis Bearberry Leaf Synonyms: Uva-Ursi Belladonna herb and root (See list B entry 3) Synonyms: Deadly nightshade Birch leaf and bark Betula pendula ROTH Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made or the essential oil is used. Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara L Yes Case-by-Case* Black Cohosh root Cimicifuga racemosa Yes Case-by-Case* 2/23 Herbal Substance and rhizome Synonyms: Black bugbane; Black snakeroot; Fairy candle Black haw Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically L. Nutt (Synonym Actaea racemosa) Viburnum prunifolium Solanum nigrum L Yes Case-by-Case* Yes Yes Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides L. Yes Case-by-Case* Synonyms: Squawroot Michaux Blue flag Iris versicolor L Yes Case-by-Case* Blue Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis L. Yes No: unless oil is used or medicinal claims are made. Boldo leaf Peumus boldus Molina Yes Yes: unless ascaridole content is negligible. Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L Yes Yes Borago officinalis L If oil and leaves are free from Pyrrolizidine No: unless medicinal claims are made. Black nightshade (See list B entry 4) Synonyms: Harlequin Blueflag; Larger Blue Flag; Northern Blue Flag Synonyms: Agueweed; Feverwort; Sweating-plant Borage oil and leaves Alkaloids then not a 3/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically medicinal product unless medicinal claims are made. Synonyms: Starflower; Borage Boswellia Boswellia serrata Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Synonyms: Indian frankincense; Salai; Shallaki Brachyglottis Brachyglottis species Yes Yes Bryonia species (All) Yes Yes Buchu leaf Agathosma spp. Yes Yes Synonyms: Synonyms: Buchu; Boegoe; Bucco; Bookoo; Diosma Barosma spp. Butchers broom shoots and rhizome Ruscus aculeatus L Yes Case-by-Case* Synonyms: Rangiora; Bushman’s friend Bryony root Synonyms: Briony root; Bryonie root; English Mandrake root; Wild Vine root; Wild Hops root; Wild Nep root; Tamus root; Ladies' Seal root; Tetterbury root Synonyms: Sweet Broom; Kneeholy; Knee Holly; Kneeholm; 4/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Jew's Myrtle; Pettigree; Hare's apple Butterbur Synonyms: Petasites hybridus Yes Yes (L) G. Gaertn., Mey & Scherb Bog rhubarb; Devil's hat; Pestilence wort; Sweet Coltsfoot (Synonyms Petasites officinalis Moench; P. ovatus, P. vulgaris and Tussilago petasites L) Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa L Yes Yes Calabar bean Physostigma venenosum Balf Yes Yes Cape Aloes Aloe ferox Miller Yes, unless anthraquinone/aloin content < 1 ppm. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Cascara bark Rhamnus purshiana DC (Synonym Frangula purshiana, Rhamnus purshianus) Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L Yes Case-by-Case* Cat’s Claw root, bark and leaves Uncaria tomentosa (Wild. Ex Schott DC) Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Chasteberry fruit/berries Vitex agnus-castus L Yes Case-by-Case* Synonyms: Chaste tree; Agnus castus 5/23 Herbal Substance Clematis Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Clematis species Yes Yes Citrullus colocynthis L. Schrad Yes Yes Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara L Yes Case-by-Case* Comfrey Symphytum L species Yes Yes Anchusa officinalis (L) Yes Yes Lithospermum officinale L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Common Groundsel Senecio vulgaris L Yes Yes Common hawthorn fruit, sprigs, leaves, and flowers &their Crataegus monogyna Jacq Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made. Synonyms: Traveller's Joy; Virgin's Bower; Old Man's Beard; Vase vine; Leather Flower Colocynth Synonyms: Bitter apple; Bitter cucumber; Desert gourd Synonyms: Comfrey Root; Knitbone Common Bugloss Common Gromwell Symphytum officinale L Synonyms: European Stoneseed 6/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically alcoholic extracts Synonyms: Single-seeded hawthorn Rubia tinctorum L Yes Case-by-Case* Ruta graveolens L Yes Case-by-Case* Copalchi (Euphorbiaceae) Croton guatemalensis Lotsy Yes Yes Copalchi (Rubiaceae) Coutarea latiflora DC Yes Yes Costa Rica Ipecacuanha Cephaelis acuminata Karst Yes Yes Country Mallow Sida cordifolia Yes Case-by-Case* Croton tiglium (L) Yes Yes Common Madder Synonyms: Dyer's madder Common Rue Synonyms: Rue; Herb-of-grace (Synonym Hintonia latiflora) Synonyms: Heart-leaf Sida; Flannel Weed Croton plant 7/23 Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Herbal Substance Botanical Name Dandelion root and herb Taraxacum officinalis Weber Case-by-Case Deerwort boneset Eupatorium aramaticum L. Yes Yes Devils claw root and tubers Harpagophytum procumbens DC Yes Case-by-Case* Doronic ragwort Harpagophytum zeyheri Senecio doronicum L Yes Yes Diviners sage Salvia divinorum Yes Yes Yes Yes NMT 800 mg Dandelion root or herb per daily dose. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Synonyms: Pool Root Epling & Jativa Synonyms: Ska María Pastora; Seer's Sage Dusty miller Synonyms: Silver ragwort Senecio bicolor (Willd.) Tod (Synonym Senecio cineraria; Jacobaea maritima) Dyers Broom Genista tinctoria L Yes Yes Dyer’s Bugloss Alkanna tinctoria (Tausch) Yes Case-by-Case* Echinacea spp. Yes No: unless medicinal Synonyms: Alkanet Echinacea whole plant and plant 8/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption parts Elecampane root Considered Medicinal if used Topically claims are made. Inula henenium L Yes Yes Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Yes Yes if oil is used. Synonyms: Horse-heal; Marchalan Epazote (Synonym Dysphania ambrosioides) var Anthelminthicum Synonyms: (American) Wormseed Ergot sclerotia Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul Yes Yes Eucommia bark and leaves Eucommia ulmoides L Yes Yes European heliotrope Heliotropium europaeum L Yes Yes Felty Germander Teucrium polium L Yes Yes Synonyms: Gutta-percha tree Hardy rubber tree Synonyms: Kalpooreh 9/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Case-by-Case* depending on claims made, anethole content and presentation. Case-by-Case* Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium L. Yes Case-by-Case* Synonyms: Bachelor's buttons; Featherfew (Synonyms Chrysanthemum parthenium and Pyrethrum parthenium) Fireweed Erechtites hieracifolia (L) Yes Yes Gloriosa superba L. Yes Yes Digitalis purpurea L Yes Yes Rhamnus frangula L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Heliotropium arborescens L Yes Yes Raf ex de Cand Flame lily Synonyms: Fire lily; Gloriosa lily; Glory lily; Superb lily; Climbing lily; Creeping lily Foxglove Synonyms: Common Foxglove; Purple Foxglove; Lady’s Glove Frangula bark Synonyms: Alder buckthorn bark Garden heliotrope 10/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Synonyms: Cherry pie; Common heliotrope Matricaria recutita L Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made. Ginkgo biloba Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Globe artichoke leaf Cynara scolymus Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Goat’s Rue Galega officinalis Case-by-Case* No, unless medicinal claims are made. Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea L Yes Case-by-Case* Goldenseal root and rhizome Hydrastis Canadensis L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Chelidonium majus L. Yes Yes German Chamomile flower heads Synonyms: Scented Mayweed Ginkgo Synonyms: Gingko; Maidenhair tree Synonyms: French lilac; Italian fitch; Professorweed Synonyms: Orangeroot; Yellow puccoon Greater Celandine Synonyms: Tetterwort 11/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Vinca major L Yes Yes Griffonia Griffonia simplicifolia (DC) Baill. Yes Case-by-Case* Gypsy wort Lycopus europaeus L Yes Case-by-Case* Han Fang Ji Stephania tetrandra S. Moore Yes Yes Hawthorn Crataegus spp Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Hemlock Conium maculatum L Yes Yes Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum L Yes Yes Hemp Cannabis sativa L No: unless medicinal claims are made. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Greater periwinkle Synonyms: Bigleaf Periwinkle; Large Periwinkle; Blue Periwinkle Synonyms: Bugleweed; European Bugleweed; Water Horehound Synonyms: May-tree; Whitehorn; Hawberry Seeds 12/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Hyoscyamus niger L. Yes Yes Hop strobile Humulus lupulus L Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made. Horse Chestnut seed Aesculus hippocastanum L. Yes Yes Horsetail aerial parts Equisetum arvense L Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Hounds tongue Cynoglossum officinale Yes Yes Magnolia officinalis Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Yes Yes Henbane Synonyms: Black Henbane; Sticking Nightshade Synonyms: Houndstooth; Dog's tongue; Gypsy flower Houpou Magnolia Rehder & Wilson Synonyms: Magnolia-bark Italian Bugloss Anchusa italica Retz (Synonym Anchusa azurea) Indian heliotrope Heliotropium indicum L Yes Yes Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata L. Yes Yes 13/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Ipecacuanha (Matto Grosso) Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brotero) A. Richard Yes Yes Ivy leaf and berries Hedera helix L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Jaborandi Pilocarpus jaborandi Vahl Yes Yes (See list B entry 19) Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes Jalap root and resin Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Yes Yes Scopolia carniolica Lam Yes Yes Gelsemium nitidum Mich (Synonym Gelsemium sempervirens L.J.StHil) Yes Yes Exogonium purga (Synonym Ipomoea purga) Jamaica Dogwood Synonyms: Florida fishpoison tree; Fishfuddle Japanese Belladonna Piscidia piscipula (L) Sarg (Synonym Piscidia erythrina) Synonyms: Henbane bell Jasmine Synonyms: Carolina Jasmine; Carolina Jessamine; Yellow Jasmine; Yellow Jessamine; Evening Trumpet flower; Gelsemium; Wild Woodbine 14/23 Herbal Substance Joe-Pye weed Botanical Name Eupatorium purpureum (L) Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Yes Yes E Lamont Kamala Mallotus philippinensis Mueller (Syn Rottlera tinctoria) Kava kava Piper methysticum G Forst Yes Case-by-Case* Kombe Strophanthus kombe Oliv. Yes Yes Kratom Mitragyna speciosa Korth Yes Yes Alchemilla vulgaris Yes Case-by-Case* Melissa officinalis L No: unless medicinal claims are made. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Ranunculus ficaria L Yes Case-by-Case* Vinca minor L Yes Yes Synonyms: Kratum; Krathom Lady's Mantle Synonyms: Leontopodium; Stellaria Lemon balm leaf Synonyms: Balm leaf; Balm mint leaf Lesser Celandine Synonyms: Pilewort Lesser periwinkle 15/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Synonyms: Small periwinkle; Common periwinkle Levant Wormseed Synonyms: Santonica Liferoot Synonyms: Golden Ragwort; St. James Wort Artemisia cina Yes Yes Yes Yes O.Berg and C F Schmidt Senecio aureus L (Synonym Packera aurea) Lily of the Valley Convallaria majalis L. Yes Yes Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas (L) Schott Yes Case-by-Case basis* Mandrake Mandragora officinarum L Yes Yes Marsh Labrador Oil Ledum palustre L Yes Yes Synonyms: Wild (Synonym Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja) Yes Yes Rosemary Mayapple Resin Podophyllum peltatum L Indian Mayapple Podophyllum 16/23 Herbal Substance Resin Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically hexandrum Yes Yes Crataegus oxyacantha Thuill (Synonym Crataegus laevigata) Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made. Milk Thistle fruit/seed Silybum marianum L No: unless the Silymarin maximum dose or maximum daily dose is 200mg or more. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Muira Puama Ptychopetalum olacoides Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Zanthoxylum americanum Mill Yes Case-by-Case* Strychnos nux vomica L Yes Yes Avena sativa L Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made. Mayflower fruit Synonyms: Northern European Hawthorn Synonyms: Potency wood Northern Prickly Ash Synonyms: Common Pricklyash; Toothache Tree; Yellow Wood; Suterberry Nux vomica Synonyms: Poison nut; Semen strychnos; Quaker buttons; Strychnine tree Oat seed 17/23 Herbal Substance Oleander Botanical Name Nerium oleander Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Yes Yes Nerium species Pasque Flower Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill Yes Case-by-Case* Passionflower Passiflora incarnata L Yes Case-by-Case* Pau d’Arco Tabebuia species Yes Case-by-Case* Mentha pulegium L Yes Case-by-Case* Capsicum annuum L No: unless medicinal claims are made. Case-by-Case* Peppermint Mentha piperita L No: unless medicinal claims are made. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Peruvian heliotrope Heliotropium peruvianum L Adonis vernalis L Yes Yes Yes Yes Senecio adonidifolius Yes Yes Synonyms: Lapacho; Taheebo; Ipes; Trumpet Bush Pennyroyal (European) Synonyms: Squaw mint; Mosquito plant; Pudding grass Pepper fruit Synonyms: Capsicum Pheasants eye Synonyms: False Hellebore Ragwort 18/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Loisel (Synonym Jacobaea adonidifolia) Urginea maritima L Baker (Synonym Drimia maritima) Yes Yes Rhubarb underground plant parts Rheum officinale Baill Rheum palmatum L If anthraquinone/ aloin content < 1 ppm then not a medicinal product unless medicinal claims are made. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile (Synonym Anthemis nobilis) Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* Rhodiola rosea L No: unless medicinal claims are made. No: unless medicinal claims are made. Sassafras species Yes No: provided no medicinal claims are made and provided the product complies with the Safrole restrictions in the Cosmetics Products Regulation. Saw Palmetto fruits/berries Serenoa repens (C.Bartram) J.K. Small Sabal serrulatum Serenoa serrulata Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Savin Juniperus sabina L. Yes Yes Red Squill Synonyms: Sea Squill; Sea onion Synonyms: English chamomile Rose Root; roots and rhizomes Synonyms: Arctic Root Sassafras Synonyms: Ague tree; Cinnamon wood; Saloop; Saxifrax 19/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Synonyms: Savin Juniper Scammony Convolvulus scammonia L Yes Yes Scarlet poppy Papaver bracteatum Lindl Yes: unless seeds are used. Yes: unless seeds are used. Sea Wormwood Artemisia maritima L Yes Case-by-Case* Senecio Senecio incanus L Yes Yes Synonyms: Iranian poppy (Jacobaea incana) Synonyms: Grey ragwort Senna – Egyptian (Alexandrian) Cassia acutifolia Delile Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Senna – Indian (Tinnevelly) Cassia angustifolia M.Vahl (Synonym Cassia senna L) Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Skullcap Scutellaria spp. L Yes Yes Symplocarpus foetidus Salisb Yes Yes Synonyms: Blisswort Skunk cabbage Synonyms: Clumpfoot Cabbage; Swamp Cabbage; Foetid Pothos 20/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Small Bugloss Anchusa arvensis (L) M. Bieb Yes Case-by-Case* Southern Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum clavaherculis L Yes Case-by-Case* Ononis Spinosa L Yes Yes Spruce shoot Picea abies L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made or used as a chest rub. St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum L Yes Case-by-Case* Tansy Chrysanthemum vulgare L. Bernh Yes Case-by-Case* Case-by-Case* No: unless medicinal claims are made or used as a chest rub. Synonyms: Hercules Club; Pepperwood Spiny restharrow oil and root Synonyms: Bugrane; Finweed; Ground Furze; Harrow Rest; Horse's Breath; Lady-whin; Wild Liquorice; Rassels; Whin; Cat Whin Synonyms: Bitter Buttons; Cow Bitter; Mugwort; Golden Buttons Thyme herb and oil (Synonym Tanacetum vulgare) Thymus vulgaris L 21/23 Herbal Substance Botanical Name Considered Medicinal if used for Oral Consumption Considered Medicinal if used Topically Eurycoma longifolia Yes Case-by-Case* Valerian root Valeriana officinalis L Yes No: unless medicinal claims are made. Wall Germander Yes Yes Walnut fruit Teucrium chamaedrys L Juglans regia L No: unless medicinal claims are made or an ethanolic extract is used. No: unless medicinal claims are made. White Peony Paeonium album Yes Case-by-Case* Wooly Foxglove Digitalis lanata L Yes Yes Wood ragwort Senecio nemorensis L Yes Yes Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Yes Yes Yew Taxus L species Yes Yes Yohimbe Pausinystalia yohimbe (K Schum) Yes Yes Tongkat ali Synonyms: Eurycoma; Long Jack pasak bumi Synonyms: Grecian Foxglove Synonyms: Coryanthe; Corynanthe; Johimbe Pierre ex Beille (Synonym Corynanthe johimbe) * Case-by-Case: the determination of classification of a product as a medicinal product, medical device, food supplement or cosmetic product is dependent on the following: - National legislation; Relevant EU case law; 22/23 - Previous classification decisions, including marketing authorisations and registrations granted; The specific characteristics of the individual product, these include but are not limited to; The substance used The amount of the substance used How the substance is used The level of processing and purification used in the manufacture of the product and/or in the case of herbal products the plant or plant part used o the effect exerted or claimed to be exerted by the product o how the product is to be used by the patient / consumer o The safety of the product in use o o o o 23/23
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