UK's Approved Medicinal Herbs

This is the full list of approved medicinal herbs as of May Day 2011. When stocks have sold out after May Day this year, these will be the only direct-to-consumer medicinal herbs available in the UK.

by Heidi Stevenson

26 July 2011

This list has been produced by Heidi Stevenson of Gaia Health, synthesized from the MHRA's Latest Public Assessment Reports for herbal medicines, found at www.mhra.gov.uk. Each herb is listed by brand name with its approval THR number.

It's been a couple of months since this list has been updated. It had been claimed that the rate of approvals would increase because of a large number of new applications arrived shortly before the May Day deadline. Either that wasn't the case, or the MHRA is not approving many. Only another five products have been added to the list. Only one of these five, butcher's broom in the product called Phytovein, is unique. All the others are duplicates of ones that have already been approved.

The total number of herbal products approved for direct sale to the general public in the UK is now only 98! And most of these are duplicates of others and contain ingredients that no one could possibly consider reasonable in so-called natural products.

The Cranberry Example: If you've relied on cranberry to prevent or resolve bladder infections, you are out of luck. Not a single cranberry product has made the list. If you use Milk Thistle to protect your liver—which you most assuredly should do when you take almost any pharmaceutical drug or have a liver disease—you're in a somewhat better situation. There will be one—only one— product available to you. It also contains cellulose microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, silica (colloidal anhydrous), titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulphate, and iron oxide hydrate.

We need to save our right to manage our health as we choose. Please, sign the EU Declaration of Health Rights: Foods Are Not Drugs petition! If you're in the US, please sign the equivalent petition, US Declaration of Health Rights: Foods Are Not Drugs

Kira Restful Sleep (Valerian root) - THR 29860/0005
DiaUrtica Tablets (Nettle root and rhizomes) - THR 33518/0007
PHYTOVEIN (Butcher's broom rhizome) - THR 12297/0015
DiaCold and DiaPelargo tablets (Pelargonium root) - THR 33518/0017-0018
Cypar Milk Thistle Capsules (Milk thistle fruit) - THR 29860/0007
PhytoCon SABAL FORTE Capsules (Saw palmetto) - THR 34863/0003
Lamberts St John's Wort Tablets and Nature's Best St John's Wort Tablets (St John’s wort) - THR 34425/0001
Moodeze Tablets (St John's wort) - THR 01359/0001
Kalms Day (Valerian and Hop) - THR 01074/0027
DiaCough Cough Syrup Sachets (Ivy) - THR 33518/0022
DiaCough Cough Syrup (Ivy) - THR 33518/0004
Holland & Barrett Devil's Claw Capsules, GNC Live Well Devil's Claw Capsules, Lifecycle Devil's Claw Capsules and Nature's Garden Devil's Claw Capsules (Devil’s Claw) - THR 21710/0005
English Herbal Medicines Seaweed Slimix, Herbs Hands Healing Slimming Aid, Brooke Green Herbal Slimming Aid and Swiss Herbal Remedies Slimming Aid (Bladderwrack) - THR 28255/0020
AsParAid Film-coated Tablets (Asparagus root and Parsley herb) - THR 32294/0005
Holland & Barrett Echinacea Cold and Flu Capsules, GNC Live Well Echinacea Cold and Flu Capsules, Lifecycle Echinacea Cold and Flu Capsules and Nature's Garden Echinacea Cold & Flu Capsules (Echinacea) - THR 21710/0006
JointEeze Tablets (Devil's claw) - THR 33336/0004
English Herbal Medicines Black Cohosh Rumatix (Black cohosh) - THR 28255/0018
PERIAGNA (Agnus castus) - THR 15817/0007
Swiss Herbal Remedies Menopause Tincture (Red peony) - THR 35007/000
Hypericon coated tablets (St John's Wort) - THR 18397/0006
Menomood tablets (St John's Wort and Black cohosh) - THR 23056/0013
DiaMenoCalm Tablets (St John's wort and Black cohosh) - THR 33518/0016
HYPERIDRINE Capsules (St John's Wort) - THR 15817/0006
Echinaboost film-coated tablets and Herbal Classics Echinacea Cold Relief film-coated tablets (Echinacea) - THR 15525/0009
Valerina Night-Time film-coated tablets (Valerian, Hops and Lemon Balm) - THR 15525/0008
Valerina Day-Time film-coated tablets (Valerian and Lemon Balm) - THR 15525/0007
Goodnight (Verbena herb, Hops strobiles, Valerian root, Passion flower herb, Wild lettuce herb) - THR 00904/0003
English Herbal Medicines Herbal Quitacoff, Herbs Hands Healing Lobelia and Squill Cough Mixture, Brooke Green Lobelia & Squill Cough Mixture and Swiss Herbal Remedies Lobelia and Squill Cough Liquid (Lobelia and Squill) - THR 28255/0019
Ucalm Tablets (St John's Wort) - THR 33336/0003
Holland & Barrett, GNC Live Well, Lifecycle, Nature's Garden St. John's Wort Capsules and Holland & Barrett, GNC Live Well, LIfecycle, Nature's Garden Max Strength St. John's Wort Capsules - THR 21710/0002-3
Thisilyn® Maximum Strength Milk Thistle capsules, Higher Nature Milk Thistle capsules and Thisilyn® Milk Thistle capsules (Milk Thistle) - THR 23056/0010 and THR 23056/0012
Napiers Valerian Tincture (Valerian) - THR 00250/0217
PhytoCon SABAL Capsules (Saw palmetto fruit) - THR 34863/0001
Bronchosan Pine Cough syrup (Norway spruce) - THR 13668/0019
Cystipret Coated Tablets (Centaury herb, Lovage root and Rosemary leaf) - THR 26411/0003
Sainsbury's Echinacea Skin Care Tablets, Tesco Echinacea Skin Care Tablets, Superdrug Echinacea Skin Care Tablets, Gerard House Echinacea Skin Care Tablets and Herbalstore Echinacea Skin Tablets (Echinacea root) - THR 20894/0070
PHYTOCALM (Passion Flower) - THR 12297/0014
Sinueeze Coated Tablets and Sinuherb Coated Tablets (Gentian, Verbena, Sorrel, Elder, Primula) - THR 32294/0001-2
Echinaforce Chewable Cold & Flu Tablets (Echinacea) - THR 13668/0025
English Herbal Medicines Valerian Relaxisleep, Herbs Hands Healing ValRelax, Brooke Green Valerian Elixir and Swiss Herbal Remedies Valerian Elixir (Valerian) - THR 28255/0017
Kaloba Syrup (Pelargonium plant) - THR 05332/0006
HarpagoCaps, soft capsules (Devil's claw root) - THR 18397/0005
Menopret Film-coated Tablets (Black cohosh) - THR 26411/0002
Neuropret Coated Tablets (St John's Wort) - THR 26411/0004
Holland & Barrett Lemon Balm Capsules, Lifecycle Lemon Balm Capsules, GNC Live Well Lemon Balm Capsules, Nature’s Garden Lemon Balm Capsules and Nature’s Bounty Lemon Balm Capsules (Lemon balm leaf) - THR 21710/0004
DiaFemin Tablets (St John’s wort and Black cohosh) - THR 33518/0028
HRI Cold and Flu Echinacea Tablets, Power Health Cold and Flu Echinacea Tablets, Principle Healthcare Cold and Flu Relief Echinacea Tablets and Food Supplement Company Cold & Flu Echinacea Tablets (Echinacea) - THR 02231/0001
Cyclopret Film-Coated Tablets (Vitex agnus castus) - THR 26411/0001
Prostamen soft capsules (Saw palmetto fruit) - THR 18397/0008)
Echinacea Cold and Flu Relief and Max Strength Echinacea Cold and Flu Relief (Echinacea purpurea) - THR 20894/0062-3
Menoforce Sage tablets (Salvia officinalis) - THR 13668/0020
DiaRelax Tablets (Melissa officinalis, Valeriana officinalis, Passiflora incarnata) - THR 33518/0003
Galpharm, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Superdrug, Wilko, Boots, Herbalstore and Sainsbury's Herbal Cold and Flu Sachets (Echinacea purpurea) - THR 12063/0010
Kalms Night (Valeriana officinalis) - THR 01074/0002
Holland & Barrett Valerian Capsules, GNC Live Well Valerian Capsules, Lifecycle Valerian Capsules and Nature's Garden Valerian Capsules (Valeriana officinalis) - THR 21710/0001
Echinaforce Junior Cold and Flu Tablets (Echinacea purpurea) - THR 13668/0015
PASCOE Calm tablets (Passiflora incarnata L.) - THR 14369/0008
Kira Prem Film-coated Tablets (Vitex agnus castus L.) - THR 29860/0003
SALVIAN Capsules - THR 15817/0005
Karmamood film-coated tablets and Lloydspharmacy St John's wort film-coated tablets - THR 23056/0011
Mood Boost film-coated tablets - THR 34768/0001
DiaMigraine Hard capsules and DiaFeverfew Hard capsules - THR 3351/8013-14
Kira® meno film-coated tablets - THR 29860/0002
MenoCool Film-coated Tablets - THR 34768/0002
DiaHarp Tablets and DiaBackpain Tablets - THR 33518/0009-10
DiaCimi Tablets and DiaBlack Cohosh Tablets - THR 33518/0005-6
DiaPassion Tablets - THR 33518/0008
Peppermint Water BP 1973 - THR 20346/0003
Echinaforce Forte Cold & Flu Tablets - THR 13668/0013
Ginkgoforce Ginkgo biloba tablets - THR 13668/0016
HARPADOL (Devil's Claw root) - THR 12297/0013
Kaloba film-coated tablets (extract of Pelargonium root) - THR 05332/0005
RelaxHerb coated Tablets (extract of passion flower) – THR 23056/0008
Dormeasan Valerian-Hops oral drops - THR 13668/0017
Digestherb hard capsules - THR 23056/0005
DiaSleep, DiaNight (extract of Valerian root) - THR 33518/0011-12
DiaSleep Plus tablets, DiaNight Plus tablets (extract of Valerian root) - THR 33518/0001-2
Duchy Herbals Echina-Relief Tincture - THR 01175/0004
Duchy Herbals Hyperi-lift Tincture - THR 01175/0123
EchinEeze Tablets - THR 16409/0002
Vitano Film-coated Tablets - THR 05332/0004
Valdrian Capsules - THR 15817/0004
ECHINAFLU effervescent tablets - THR 18397/0004
ECHINAFLU soft capsules - THR 18397/0003
Hyperiforce St. John's wort tablets - THR 13668/0014
Botanova Film-Coated Tablets - THR 14369/0007
Kaloba Oral Drops, Solution - THR 05332/0003
Niteherb Plus Tablets - THR 23056/0009
Venaforce Horse Chestnut GR* Tablets - THR 13668/0010
HyperiCalm Tablets - THR 23056/0007
Atrosan Devil's Claw Tablets - THR 13668/0012
Niteherb Tablets (valerian) - THR 23056/0006
Premherb Film-Coated Tablets - THR 23056/0002
Prostasan Saw Palmetto Capsules - THR 13668/0011
Menoherb® Film-Coated Tablets - THR 23056/0003
Migraherb Hard Capsules - THR 23056/0004
Atrogel Arnica Gel - THR 13668/0009
Flexiherb Film-Coated Tablets - THR 23056/0001

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