What are details of List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam from October 10, 2024?
What are medicinal herbal materials?
According to Article 2 Pharmaceutical Law 2016:
Article 2. Interpretation of Terms
In this Law, the following terms are understood as follows:
1. Pharmacy means drugs and materials for making drugs.
2. Drug means a preparation containing pharmaceutical substances or medicinal herbal materials used for humans for the purpose of disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation, or adjustment of physiological functions, including pharmaceutical drugs, herbal drugs, traditional medicines, vaccines, and biological products.
3. Materials for making drugs are components involved in the structure of drugs, including pharmaceutical substances, medicinal herbal materials, excipients, and capsule shells used in the drug production process.
4. Pharmaceutical substance (also called active substance) is a substance or mixture of substances used to produce drugs, having pharmacological effects or direct effects in disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation, or adjustment of physiological functions of the human body.
5. Medicinal Herbal Material is a natural material from plants, animals, minerals that meets the standards for making drugs.
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Thus, medicinal herbal materials are natural materials from plants, animals, minerals that meet the standards for making drugs.
What are details of List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam from October 10, 2024? (Image from the Internet)
What are details of List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam from October 10, 2024?
According to Article 3 Circular 13/2024/TT-BYT, which stipulates the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
Article 3. List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
Issued together with this Circular, the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam includes:
- The list of toxic medicinal herbs of plant origin as stipulated in Appendix I issued together with this Circular.
- The list of toxic medicinal herbs of animal origin as stipulated in Appendix II issued together with this Circular.
- The list of toxic medicinal herbs of mineral origin as stipulated in Appendix III issued together with this Circular.
Thus, the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam is stipulated as follows:
[1] List of Toxic Medicinal Herbs of Plant Origin
| No. | Herb Name | Part Used | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba dau (*) | Fruit | Fructus Crotonis |
| 2 | Ban ha (*) | Rhizome | Rhizoma Pinelliae |
| 3 | Ca doc duoc | Flower | Flos Daturae/Flos Daturae metelis |
| 4 | Cam toai (*) | Root | Radix Kansui |
| 5 | Chieu lieu | Bark | Cortex Terminaliaen nigrovenulosae |
| 6 | Dua can | Leaf | Folium Catharanthi rosei |
| 7 | Dua can | Root | Radix Catharanthi rosei |
| 8 | Kinh dai kich | Root | Radix Euphorbiae pekinensis |
| 9 | Gac (*) (**) | Seed | Semen Momordicae cochinchinensis |
| 10 | Hoang nan (*) | Bark, Branch Bark | Cortex Strychni wallichianae |
| 11 | Huong gia bi | Root Bark | Cortex Periplocae |
| 12 | Ngoi | Leaf | Folium Solani erianthi |
| 13 | Ma tien (*) (**) | Seed | Semen Strychni |
| 14 | O dau (*) (**) | Root | Radix Aconiti |
| 15 | Phu tu (*) (**) | Root | Radix Aconiti lateralis |
| 16 | Quang moc thong | Stem | Caulis Aristolochiae |
| 17 | Quang phong ky | Root | Radix Aristolochiae |
| 18 | Thien nam tinh (*) | Rhizome | Rhizoma Arisaematis |
| 19 | Thien tien tu | Seed | Semen Hyoscyami |
| 20 | Thuong luc (*) | Root | Radix Phytolaccae |
| 21 | Truc dao | Leaf | Folium Nerii oleanderis |
| 22 | Xoan (Kho luyen bi) | Bark | Cortex Meliae |
[2] List of Toxic Medicinal Herbs of Animal Origin
| No. | Herb Name | Part Used | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ban mieu (*) (**) | Whole Insect | Mylabris |
| 2 | Ngo cong (*) (**) | Whole Insect | Scolopendra |
| 3 | Thiem to (*) (**) | Resin from post-auricular glands and dorsal skin glands of Toad | Venenum Bufonis |
| 4 | Toan yet (*) (**) | Whole Insect | Scorpio |
[3] List of Toxic Medicinal Herbs of Mineral Origin
| No. | Herb Name | Main Chemical Component | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinh phan (*) | Mercuric chloride sublimed method | Calomelas |
| 2 | Hung hoang (*) | Arsenic disulfide (As2S2) | Realgar |
| 3 | Luu hoang (*) | Pure Sulfur | Sulfur |
| 4 | Than sa (*) | Mercuric sulfide (HgS) | Cinnabaris |
Criteria for selecting sources of the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam in Vietnam
According to Article 2 Circular 13/2024/TT-BYT, which stipulates principles for building and criteria for selecting medicinal herbs into the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
Article 2. Principles for Building and Criteria for Selecting Medicinal Herbs into the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
- Principles for building the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
a) Harmonized with the guidelines of countries in the region and the world on the classification of toxic medicinal herbs for making drugs;
b) Consistent with databases on toxic medicinal herbs for making drugs around the world;
c) Inherit the previously issued List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam.
2. Criteria for selecting medicinal herbs into the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam
Medicinal herbs are considered for inclusion in the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam when they meet one of the following criteria:
a) The herb has a monograph in the Vietnam Pharmacopoeia or pharmacopoeias of countries worldwide containing information on the herb's toxicity, high toxicity (excluding cases of low toxicity);
b) The herb has high toxicity that adversely affects the health, life of the user;
c) The herb has serious adverse reactions known during use or has been warned by the World Health Organization, a competent authority in Vietnam, or a competent authority abroad.
Thus, medicinal herbs are considered for inclusion in the List of poisonous medicinal herbal materials in Vietnam when they meet one of the following criteria:
- The herb has a monograph in the Vietnam Pharmacopoeia or pharmacopoeias of countries worldwide containing information on the herb's toxicity, high toxicity (excluding cases of low toxicity).
- The herb has high toxicity that adversely affects the health, life of the user.
- The herb has serious adverse reactions known during use or has been warned by the World Health Organization, a competent authority in Vietnam, or a competent authority abroad.
