Review of Natural Products: What's New in April, 2009

Review of Natural Products: What's New in February, 2009

New Monographs

ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID

• Scientific Name(s):  1,2-dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid; 1,2-dithiolane-3-valeric acid; 6,8-thioctic acid; alpha-lipoic acid; 5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl) valeric acid
• Common Name(s):  Alpha-lipoic acid, lipoic acid, thioctic acid, acetate replacing factor, biletan, lipoicin, thioctacid, thioctan

DONG QUAI

• Scientific Name(s):  Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. Family: Apiaceae (carrot) Synonym: Umbelliferae family
• Common Name(s):  Dong quai, danggui, tang-kuei, Chinese angelica

PISTACHIO

• Scientific Name(s):  Pistacia vera L. Family: Anacardiaceae
• Common Name(s):  Pistachio

ZINC

• Scientific Name(s):  Zinc, Zn, zinc sulfate, zinc acetate, zinc gluconate
• Common Name(s):  Zinc

Review of Natural Products: What's New in February, 2009

Review of Natural Products: What's New in February, 2009

New Monographs

COROSOLIC ACID

• Scientific Name(s): 2 alpha-hydroxy ursolic acid
• Common Name(s): Glucosol, corosolic acid

FLAX

• Scientific Name(s): Linum usitatissimum L. Family: Linaceae
• Common Name(s): Flax, flaxseed, linseed, lint bells, linum 1

POPPY

• Scientific Name(s): Papaver somniferum L. and Papaver bracteatum . Family: Papaveraceae
• Common Name(s): P. somniferum : Opium poppy, poppyseed poppy . P. bracteatum : Thebaine poppy, great scarlet poppy . Oleum Papaveris Seminis, lipiodol

RHUBARB

• Scientific Name(s): Rheum officinale Baillon, Rheum palmatum L., and Rheum rhabarbarum L. Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family).
• Common Name(s): Rhubarb, rheum, rhaptonic, Chinese rhubarb, bo ye da huang, da-huang, ta-huang, radix et rhizoma rhei, and Turkey rhubarb . Rhubarb is also one of the ingredients in Danning Pian and Number Ten preparations.

Review of Natural Products: What's New in January, 2009

Review of Natural Products: What's New in January, 2009

New Monographs

PECTIN

• Scientific Name(s): Pectin
• Common Name(s): Pectin

PINEAPPLE

• Scientific Name(s): Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Family: Bromeliaceae
• Common Name(s): Pineapple, bromelain, Phlogenzym, Debridase

VITAMIN E

• Scientific Name(s): Alpha-tocopherol
• Common Name(s): Vitamin E

Review of Natural Products: What's New in December, 2008

Review of Natural Products: What's New in December, 2008

New Monographs

MANGOSTEEN

• Scientific Name(s): Garcinia mangostana Family: Guttiferae
• Common Name(s): Mangosteen, mangostan, "queen of the tropical fruits.
  
  

MISTLETOE

• Scientific Name(s): Viscum album L. (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex A. Gray (Christmas mistletoe).
• Common Name(s): Mistletoe, bird lime, all heal, devil's fuge, golden bough, mistel (German), Iscador
  
  

Revised Monographs

BETHROOT

• Scientific Name(s): Trillium erectum L. Family: Liliaceae. T. grandiflorum (Michaux) Salisb. has been used medicinally in traditional American medicine.
• Common Name(s): Bethroot, trillium, birthroot, Indian balm, purple trillium, stinking Benjamin, wake-robin, trillium pendulum, ground lily, cough root, jewsharp, snake bite . 1, 2
  
  

BONESET

• Scientific Name(s): Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Family: Asteraceae (daisies)
• Common Name(s): Boneset, thoroughwort, vegetable antimony, feverwort, agueweed, Indian sage, sweating plant, eupatorium, crosswort, thoroughstem, thoroughwax, wild Isaac

Review of Natual Products: What's New in November 2008

Review of Natural Products: What's New in November 2008

New Monographs

BEETROOT

• Scientific Name(s): Beta vulgaris L. Three subspecies are recognized: Beta maritima, Beta vulgaris (red beet), and Beta cicla (chard). Family: Chenopodiaceae. Synonyms: Beta altissima, Beta brasiliensis .
• Common Name(s):Beetroot, beet (with sugar beet, Swiss chard, chard, and spinach beet reflecting the common names for subspecies)
  

GOJI BERRY

• Scientific Name(s): Lycium barbarum L. and Lycium chinense Mill. Family: Solanaceae (potato). Synonyms: Lycium halimifolium Mill.; Lycium vulgare Dunal
• Common Name(s): Barbary wolfberry, Chinese desert thorn, Chinese wolfberry, desert-thorn, Duke of Argylls tea tree, Fructus Lycii Chinensis, goji, goji berry, Gou Qi Zi, Gouqizi, Himalayan goji, kuko, LYCH, matrimony vine, Ningxia, red diamonds, Tibetan goji, wolfberry
  

GOLDENSEAL

• Scientific Name(s): Hydrastis canadensis L. Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercups)
• Common Name(s):Goldenseal, yellowroot, orangeroot, eyebalm, eyeroot, goldenroot, ground raspberry, Indian turmeric, yellow puccoon, jaundice root, sceau d'or
  

RED YEAST RICE

• Scientific Name(s): Monascus purpureus Went. Family: Aspergillaceae
• Common Name(s): Monascus, Zhitai, Xuezhikang (China), koji, ang-khak, beni-koji, red-koji (Japan), rotschimmelreis (Europe), Hon-Chi (Mandarin), red yeast, red mold, red rice yeast, Cholestin (USA). 1, 2
  

Review of Natural Products: What's New in October 2008

Review of Natural Products: What's New in October 2008

New Monographs

CRANBERRY

     Scientific Name(s): Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton. Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

     Common Name(s): Cranberry, American cranberry, arandano Americano, arandano rtepador, grosse moosbeere; kranbeere, tsuru-kokemomo, vaccinium

CREATINE   

     Scientific Name(s): Methylguanidine acetic acid, N-amidinosarcosine 1, 2

LEMON 

     Scientific Name(s): Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. [medica × aurantifolia] Family: Rutaceae    

     Common Name(s): Lemon

LEMON BALM

     Scientific Name(s): Melissa officinalis L. Family: Lamiaceae (mints)

     Common Name(s): Lemon balm, balm, Melissa, sweet balm

Review of Natural Products: What's New in August 2008

New Monographs

ALETRIS

Scientific Name(s):
Aletris farinosa L. Family: Liliaceae (lilies)

Common Name(s):
Unicorn root, stargrass, whitetube stargrass, crow corn, Ague grass, Aloerot, Devil's-bit, colic root, ague root, starwort, blazing star, mealy starwort, huskwort . Some of the common names also are used in connection with Helonias (Chamaelirium luteum [L.] A. Gray). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

CHARCOAL

Common Name(s):
Activated charcoal, animal charcoal, charcoal, gas black, lamp black

KUDZU

Scientific Name(s):
Pueraria lobata (Willd) Ohwi. or P. montana (Lour.) Merr. or P. thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth.

Common Name(s):
Kudzu, kudzu vine, Japanese arrowroot, kakka, kakkon, Kakkonto (Japan), Ge Gen, XJL (NPI-028) (China)

Review of Natual Products: What's New in July 2008

New Monographs

ECHINACEA

Scientific Name(s):
Echinacea angustifolia DC, Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, and Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Britton. Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers)

Common Name(s):
American coneflower, black Sampson, black Susan, comb flower, echinaceawurzel, hedgehog, igelkopfwurzel, Indian head, Kansas snakeroot, narrow-leaved purple coneflower, purple coneflower, purpursonnenhutkraut, racine d'echininacea, rock-up-hat, roter sonnenhut, scurvy root, snakeroot, sonnenhutwurzel

KAOLIN

Scientific Name(s):
Kaolin, hydrated aluminum silicate

Common Name(s):
Heavy or light kaolin, China clay, bolus alba, porcelain clay, white bole, argilla 1

Review of Natural Products: What's New in May 2008

New Monographs

DANSHEN

Scientific Name(s):
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge Family: Lamiaceae (mints)

Common Name(s):
Danshen, Dan Shen, Tanshen, Tan-Shen, Radix Salviae miltiorrhiza, Fufang Danshen

SAME

Scientific Name(s):
S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine, ademetionine (as toluenedisulfate or 1,4-butanedisulfonate), ADE-SD4

Common Name(s):
SAMe, SAM

VERVAIN

Scientific Name(s):
Verbena officinalis (L.) Wettst. Family: Verbenaceae

Common Name(s):
Vervain, verbena, yerba de Santa Ana, enchanter's plant, herb of the cross, Juno's tears, pigeon's grass, pigeonweed, herb of grace, prostrate verbena, erba croce, erba dei tagli

 

The Review of Natural Products: What's New in April 2008

New Monographs

EPHEDRA

Scientific Name(s):
Ephedra sinica Stapf., Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A. Meyer, or Ephedra equisetina Bge. Family: Ephedraceae (ephedra)

Common Name(s):
Ephedra, ma huang, yellow horse, yellow astringent, pinellia

GINGER

Scientific Name(s):
Zingiber officinale Roscoe; occasionally Zingiber capitatum Smith. Family: Zingiberaceae

Common Name(s):
Ginger, ginger root, black ginger, zingiberis rhizoma