Issue Assessment of the potential risks to health from natural health products containing synephrine and/or octopamine in combination with caffeine. various products not licensed for sale in Canada Type of Product Natural Health Products Common Name (if any) various Medicinal/Active Ingredient(s) Synephrine and/or Octopamine and Caffeine Dosage Form(s) various Strength(s) various Route of Admin...

Incomplete degradation of control products and subsequent carryover of active ingredient to the next year are operational concerns for control agencies. Altosid XR briquets were weighed before and after 6-18 months of exposure in temporary wetlands to determine the rate of physical degradation of the briquets. Degradation rate was influenced mainly by the number of days a briquet remained under...

In this study, tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seed extracts with potential antioxidant activity and toxicity to cancer cells were developed as functional foods and nutraceutical ingredients in the form of emulsion gel beads. Three extracts were obtained from ethanol and water: TSCH50, TSCH95 and TSCH. All extracts exhibited high potential for superoxide anion scavenging activity over the IC50 ...

A simple experiment is described which shows how the highly surface active ingredient of gastric surfactant (DPPC) can be deposited on a filter paper to reduce the rate of transmission of hydrogen ions by one to two orders of magnitude. This finding is compatible with previous studies implying that the hydrophobic layer of surface active phospholipid provides the gastric mucosal barrier as a di...

Developmental relationships are characterized by reciprocal human interactions that embody an enduring emotional attachment, progressively more complex patterns of joint activity, and a balance of power that gradually shifts from the developed person in favor of the developing person. The working hypothesis of this article is that developmental relationships constitute the active ingredient of ...

Silymarin is the active ingredient of milk thistle. Several studies proved that silymarin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Silymarin is widely used for treatment of hepatic and biliary disorders, renal toxicity and is recently used as adjuvant agent for treatment of cancer.