Natural health product · NPN 80048460
Bitterswede
No: licence discontinued
The licence holder discontinued the product licence.
Licence status Discontinued; licensed February 19, 2014.
- Natural Product Number (NPN)
- 80048460
- Licence holder
- Flora Beverage Company Ltd.
- Dosage form
- Liquid
- Route
- Oral
- Licensing route
- Traditional
- First licensed
- February 19, 2014
Medicinal ingredients
Per dosage unit, as licensed.
| Ingredient | Amount | Source and potency |
|---|---|---|
| Crocus sativus | 0.62 mg | Stamen; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 0.62 mg dried herb |
| Pimpinella anisum | 4.16 mg | Seed(s); 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Gentiana lutea | 4.16 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare var. dulce | 4.16 mg | Seed(s); 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | 4.16 mg | Root and Stolon; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Cinnamomum camphora | 20.83 mg | Trunk bark; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 20.83 mg dried herb |
| Curcuma zedoaria | 31.25 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Angelica archangelica | 31.25 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Aloe vera | 31.25 mg | Latex; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Alpinia officinarum | 4.16 mg | Root; 1:1 extract; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Pimpinella saxifraga | 31.25 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Carum carvi | 4.16 mg | Seed(s); 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Senna marilandica | 31.25 mg | Leaf; 1:1 extract; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Carlina acaulis | 16.66 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 16.66 mg dried herb |
| Commiphora myrrha | 16.66 mg | Sap balsam; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 16.66 mg dried herb |
| Mentha x piperita | 4.16 mg | Leaf; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 4.16 mg dried herb |
| Fraxinus ornus | 31.25 mg | Sap; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
| Rheum palmatum | 31.25 mg | Root; 1:1 Dry; equivalent to 31.25 mg dried herb |
What it is licensed for
The licence’s own wording. Directions, doses, cautions and warnings are on the official record and the label.
- Traditionally used in herbal medicine as a mild laxative. Traditionally used in herbal medicine to relieve digestive upset and flatulent dyspepsia (carminative). Traditionally used in herbal medicine to aid digestion (stomachic).
Non-medicinal ingredients
Alcohol; Water
Recalls and safety alerts that mention it
Health Canada’s recall notices do not carry licence numbers, so these are matched by name: notices whose title or product names “bitterswede”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- Bitterswede (2017-03-27)April 10, 2017 · Natural health products · Product safety · Type II