Public statement on the use of herbal medicinal products containing thujone

Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (hmpc) Final Public Statement on the Allergenic Potency of Herbal Medicinal Products Containing Soya or Peanut Protein

Public statement on the use of herbal medicinal products containing toxic, unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs)

Determination of the biologically active flavour substances thujone and camphor in foods and medicines containing sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

BACKGROUND The sage plant Salvia officinalis L. is used as ingredient in foods and beverages as well as in herbal medicinal products. A major use is in the form of aqueous infusions as sage tea, which is legal to be sold as either food or medicine. Sage may contain two health relevant substances, thujone and camphor. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an analytical methodology to...

Thuja occidentalis (Arbor vitae): A Review of its Pharmaceutical, Pharmacological and Clinical Properties

Arbor vitae (Thuja occidentalis L.) is a native European tree widely used in homeopathy and evidence-based phytotherapy. Many reviews and monographs have been published on the herbal substance's description, mode of action and clinical use. However, no comprehensive evidence-based review is available. Therefore, our aim was to search MEDLINE databases and survey manufacturers for further detail...

Scientific evaluation of herbal medicinal products by the HMPC.

On 31 May/1 June and on 21/22 July 2005, the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), which was founded in September 2004, met for the 5th and the 6th time, respectively, at the offices of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA). A number of guidance documents has been elaborated by the Committee’s drafting groups on organisational matters, on quality and on sa...