List of approved herbal medicines by the EU Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products
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The European Union's Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products (HCMP) maintains a list of herbal treatments known to be traditionally used for medical problems without harmful effects.
The list details the dose, form it is taken in, strength, any maximum time herbal treatments should be used for, and suitability for children, pregnant women or any other specific groups.[1]
- Calendula officinalis L
- Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
- Siberian ginseng, also known as Eleuthero, eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) or Maxim
A traditional herbal medicinal for symptoms of asthenia such as fatigue and weakness.
- Foeniculum vulgare Miller subsp. vulgare var. vulgare (bitter fennel fruit)
- Foeniculum vulgare Miller subsp. vulgare var. dulce (Miller) Thellung (sweet fennel fruit)
- Hamamelis virginiana L., folium et cortex aut ramunculus destillatum
- Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betch) Cheel, M. linariifolia Smith, M. dissitiflora F. Mueller and/or other species of Melaleuca, aetheroleum
- Mentha x piperita L.
- Pimpinella anisum L
- Sideritis scardica Griseb., herba.
- Thymus vulgaris L., Thymus zygis Loefl. ex L., aetheroleum
- Valeriana officinalis L.
- Vitis vinifera L., folium
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References
- ↑ Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products (November 21, 2018). "COMMISSION DECISION of 21 November 2008 establishing of a list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products (notified under document number C(2008) 6933) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/911/EC) (OJ L 328 6.12.2008, p. 42)". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved July 27, 2020. Unknown parameter
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