BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION
WORK PROGRAMME OF EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP (EAG): HERBAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES
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- also invited to note that the information on the website of the BP Commission Secretariat is not an authoritative source of Latin scientific names, and,
- welcome to send any information on assay and tests methods and any other general information they may wish the Expert Advisory Group on Herbal and
Complementary Medicines to take into consideration at the time the monograph is prepared. It would be of particular interest to have information on known
substitutes and adulterants for the herbs listed on the BP work programme.
-welcome to inform the Secretariat of any additions to the work programme, subject to justifiable reasons.
BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION
WORK PROGRAMME (BASED ON SIGNIFICANCE IN THERAPEUTIC USE)
HERBS USED IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINES - NEW MONOGRAPHS
Review Date: December 2014
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0
No official draft
1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
Published BP monograph
N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 1
A. PRIORITY LIST of Ayurvedic Herbs
Latin Scientific
Name
1
Senegalia catechu (L.f.)
P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
heartwood extract
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
Black catechu
Cutch tree
to submit information)
0
Latin Scientific
Name
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
to submit information)
Terra japonica
Malabar nut
0
fruit
Bengal quince
0
Albizia lebbek (L.) Benth.
dried stem
Lebbeck Tree
0
*
Anethum graveolens L.
Sowa Group
dried ripe fruit
Indian dill
Dill
6
5
Asparagus adscendens
Roxb.
dried root
Asparagus
0
Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
leaf
Berberis aristata D.C.
dried stem
2
Justicia adhatoda L.
leaf
roots
flowers
bark
3
Aegle marmelos (L.)
Corrêa
4
6
Indian
Bearberry
6
Latin Scientific
Name
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
to submit information)
6
Boerhavia diffusa L.
dried roots
dried Leaf
dried flowers
Spreading
hogweed
Pigweed
0
7
Calotropis procera (Aiton)
Dryand.
stem bark
Milkweed
Swallows wort
0
8
Cassia fistula L.
fruit pulp
Golden shower
0
Indian
laburnum
9
Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex
D.Don) G.Don
inner wood
essential oil
outer bark
leaf
Himalayan
cedar
1
10
Crateva nurvala Buch.Ham.
dried stem bark
Three leaved
caper
0
11
Cyperus rotundus L.
rhizome
Nut grass
1
Eclipta prostrata (L.)L.
dried whole plant
6
Latin Scientific
Name
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
to submit information)
12
Ficus religiosa L.
bark
leaf
fruit
Sacred fig
Botree
0
13
Mentha spicata L.
leaf
Spearmint
2
14
Momordica dioica Roxb.
ex Willd.
dried root
Teasle gourd
Spine gourd
0
15
Moringa oleifera Lam.
seed
Indian horse
radish tree
Radish tree
0
16
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
dried mature seed
Cowitch
0
17
Myristica fragrans Houtt.
endosperm of fried
seeds
Nutmeg
2
18
Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
aerial parts
Holy basil
2
Paeonia lactiflora Pallas
dried whole root
White Peony
6
Latin Scientific
Name
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
to submit information)
Phyllanthus amarus
Schumach. & Thonn.
aerial parts
leaf
Phyllanthus emblica L.
pericarp of dried
mature fruits
20
Plumbago zeylanica L.
dried – mature root
leaf
White
leadwort
0
21
Putranjiva roxburghii
Wall.
dried bark
dried leaf
dried seeds
Lucky bean
tree
0
22
Sapindus trifoliatus L.
dried fruit
Soapnut tree
0
23
Sesamum indicum L.
seeds
Sesame seeds
3
24
Solanum nigrum L.
dried whole plant
Garden
nightshade
0
25
Swertia chirayita (Roxb.)
H.Karst.
whole plant
19
Stone breaker
2
6
0
Latin Scientific
Name
26
27
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
to submit information)
Symplocos racemosa
Roxb.
dried stem bark
Symplocos
0
Terminalia arjuna W. and
A.
cut dried bark of stems
Terminalia
arjuna
6
Terminalia belerica Roxb.
pericarp of dried ripe
fruits
Terminalia
belerica
6
Terminalia chebula Retz.
pericarp of dried ripe
fruits
Terminalia
chebula
6
Trachyspermum ammi (L.)
Sprague
dried fruit
Carum
copticum
6
Vitex negundo L.
dried leaf
Five-leaved
chaste tree
1
Withania somnifera (L.)
Dunal
dried mature roots
6
Latin Scientific
Name
28
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.)
Kurz
Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
flowers
English
Substitutes
Adulterants
Status
Common
(Stakeholders are invited (Stakeholders are invited
Name
to submit information)
Fire-flame
bush
to submit information)
0
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No official draft
1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
Published BP monograph
N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 2
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
1
Abies spectabilis
(D.Don) Mirb.
leaf
English
Common
Name
Crab’s eye tree
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
Angelica sinensis (Oliv.)
Diels.
dried whole root
2
Aquilaria malaccensis
Lam.
dried heartwood
Aloe wood
Eaglewood
0
3
Bambusa bambos (L.)
Voss
Spiny bamboo
Thorny bamboo
0
4
Barleria prionitis L.
dried – young leaf
dried stem
dried root
dried whole
plant
Porcupine flower
0
6
Bacopa monnieri (L.)
Wettst.
dried aerial
parts
5
Cardiospermum
halicacabum L.
dried seed
dried root
Balloon-vine
0
6
Celastrus paniculatus
Willd.
dried seed
Black-oil tree
0
7
Cissampelos pareira L.
dried root
Velvet leaf
0
6
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
pareira
8
Cocos nucifera L.
dried
Root
Coleus forskohlii - see
Plectranthus barbatus
Andrews
Coconut palm
0
Indian coleus
0
Cuscus grass
0
9
Chrysopogon
zizanioides (L.) Roberty
10
Desmodium gangeticum dried root
(L.) DC.
11
Ficus benghalensis L.
dried stem bark
Banyan tree
0
12
Ficus racemosa L.
dried fruit
aerial parts
Bo tree
0
13
Ficus virens Aiton
dried stem bark
White fig
0
dried fragrant fibrous
root
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
14
15
Gmelina arborea Roxb.
ex Sm.
Hemidesmus indicus (L.)
R.Br.
English
Common
Name
stem
dried mature root and
root bark
Candahar tree
dried root
Indian
sarsaparilla
Holorrhena
antidysentrica (L.) Wall
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
0
Cashmere tree
0
0
Bitter oleander
see Wrightia
antidysenterica (L.)
R.Br.
16
Hydnocarpus
pentandrus (Buch.Ham.) Oken
dried seed
Sooty oil tree
0
17
Kaempferia galanga L.
dried transversely
sliced rhizome
Aromatic ginger
Sand ginger
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
18
Lawsonia inermis L.
dried leaf
Henna
0
19
Mimosa pudica L.
dried leaf
Touch-me-not
0
20
Nardostachys jatamansi
(D.Don) DC.
dried rhizome
Nardus root
0
Nilgirianthus ciliatus
(Nees) Bremek.
0
see
Strobilanthes ciliata
Nees
21
Operculina turpethum
(L.) Silva Manso
dried root
Trivrit
0
22
Oroxylum indicum (L.)
Kurz
dried root
Indian trumpet
tree
0
23
Plectranthus barbatus
dried root
Indian coleus
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
24
Andrews
Pluchea lanceolata
(DC.) C.B.Clarke
dried leaf
25
Ricinus communis L.
dried roots
Castor oil plant
0
26
Saraca asoca (Roxb.)
J.J.de Wilde
dried stem bark
Asok tree
0
27
Strobilanthes ciliata
Nees
dried roots
dried leaf
dried bark
28
Sida cordifolia L.
dried root
Flannel weed
0
29
Ventilago
maderaspatana
Gaertn.
dried bark
dried root
Red creeper
Rhamnaceae
0
30
Wrightia
antidysenterica (L.)
R.Br.
dried stem bark
Bitter oleander
0
0
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
(Stakeholders are invited to
submit information)
Status
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1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
Published BP monograph
N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 3
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
1
Alisma plantagoaquatica subsp.
orientale (Sam.) Sam.
English
Common
Name
Broad leaf
plantain
Oriental water
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Status
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Status
plantain
2
Asparagus
cochinchinensis (Lour.)
Merr.
dried root tuber
0
3
Chrysanthemum ×
morifolium (Ramat.)
Hemsl.
dried capitulum
0
4
5
Citrus x aurantium L.
Cornus officinalis
Siebold & Zucc.
dried fruit
dried fleshly part of
the fruit
Japanese cornal
Dogwood
6
Crocus sativus L.
dried stigma
Saffron
0
7
Cuscuta australis R.Br.
dried ripe seed
Chinese dodder
0
dried ripe fruit
Dragon’s eye
0
(dried flower heads)
0
0
Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
8
Dimocarpus longan
Lour.
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
9
Epimedium brevicornu
Maxim.
English
Common
Name
Dried leaf
Bishops hat
dried root
Coastal Glehnia
root
Hyacinth bean
Lablab bean
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Epimedium grandiflorum
C.Morren
Status
0
Epimedium koreanum
Nakai
Epimedium pubescens
Maxim.
10
Epimedium sagittatum
(Siebold & Zucc.)
Maxim.
Gentiana manshurica
Kitag.
Gentiana scabra Bunge
Gentiana triflora Pall.
11
12
Glehnia littoralis
F.Schmidt ex Miq.
Lablab purpureus (L.)
Sweet
dried ripe seeds
0
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Status
13
Ligustrum lucidum
W.T.Aiton
dried ripe fruit
Glossy Privet
fruit
0
14
Lilium brownii F.E.Br. ex
Miellez
Lonicera japonica
Thunb.
Dried fleshy scale leaf
Lily
0
dried flower bud
0
16
Lonicera confusa DC.
17
Lonicera hypoglauca
Miq.
Lonicera macrantha
(D.Don) Spreng.
Lycium chinense Mill.
Oldenlandia diffusa
(Willd.) Roxb.
Ophiopogon japonicus
(Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Polygonatum
multiflorum (L.) All.
Prunus armeniaca L.
dried flower bud or
opened flowers
dried flowers
Japanese
honeysuckle
flower
Honeysuckle
flower
Honeysuckle
flower
Honeysuckle
flower
Lyceum bark
Dwarf Lilyturf
tuber
1
15
18
19
20
21
22
23
dried flowers
dried root bark
dried root tuber
0
0
0
0
0
0
dried seeds
Apricot seed
Bitter Apricot
0
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Status
seed
Salvia miltiorhiza
Bunge.
24
25
Scrophularia
ningpoensis Hemsl.
Ziziphus jujuba var.
spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex
H.F.Chow
dried root and rhizome
6
dried root
Note:
Published BP
monographs
for Salvia
Miltiorrhiza
Rhizome and
Root;
Processed
Salvia
Miltiorrhiza
Rhizome and
Root.
0
Ningpo figwort
Root
0
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No official draft
1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
Published BP monograph
N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 4
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
1
Apium graveolens L.
2
Aquilegia vulgaris L.
dried seed
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
Status
Celery seed
0
common
columbine
0
3
Arctium lappa L.
dried root
Burdock root
4
Asclepias tuberosa L.
dried root
Pleurisy root
5
Asparagus officinalis L.
1
dried root
Asparagus root
0
0
Asparagus prostratus
Dumort.
6
Baptisia tinctoria (L.)
R.Br.
dried root
Wild Indigo root
0
7
Cucurbita maxima
Duchesne
dried seeds
Pumpkin seeds
0
8
Dioscorea villosa L.
dried root
Wild yam
0
9
Galium aparine L.
Clivers
0
10
Hyssopus officinalis L.
dried flowers
Hyssop
0
11
Inula helenium L.
dried root
Elecampane root
0
12
Juglans nigra L.
dried leaves
Walnut leaves
0
13
Lactuca virosa L.
dried leaves
Wild lettuce
0
14
Lactuca sativa L.
dried leaves
Lettuce leaf
0
15
Lobelia inflata L.
dried herb
Lobelia herb
0
16
Petroselinum crispum
dried herb
Parsley herb
1
(Mill.) Fuss
17
Picea abies var.
acuminata (Beck)
Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
18
19
Pimenta dioica (L.)
Merr.
Potentilla aurea L.
20
Rumex acetosa L.
dried herb
21
Saussurea costus
(Falc.) Lipsch.
dried roots
22
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Salisb. ex
W.P.C.Barton
23
Thuja occidentalis L.
24
25
dried shoots
Spruce shoots
1
Allspice
0
Golden cinquefoil
1
Garden sorrel
Sorrel herb
Costus root
0
Skunk cabbage
0
dried bark
White cedar
0
Ulmus rubra Muhl.
dried bark
Slippery Elb bark
0
Drimia maritima (L.)
Stearn
bulb
Red Squill
0
0
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1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
Published BP monograph
N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 5
Monograph Title
Status
Peppermint Oral Solution
2
Comments
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0
No official draft
1
In Committee
2
In Laboratory
3
Stakeholder comment
4
Accepted for publication by the BP Commission
5
Ready for publication
6
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N = New
R = Revision
TABLE 6
Latin Scientific Plant Part (to
be confirmed with
Name
stakeholders at the
time of
monograph
elaboration)
1
Liquorice Liquid Extract
- Assay
N/A
English
Common
Name
Substitutes
Adulterants
(Stakeholders are invited
to submit information)
(Stakeholders are
invited to submit
information)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Status
1
2
3
4
5
6
Citrullus Colocynthis
Fruit for
Homoeopathic
Preparations
-TLC identification
test
-Assay
Opium Tincture
- Assay
Phellodendron
Chinense Schneid.
– whole monograph
Phellodendron
Amurense Ruprecht.
– whole monograph
Spearmint Oil – whole
monograph
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
dried bark
Phellodendron
Chinense
1
dried bark
Phellodendron
Amurense
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
1