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b) F Finished Herbal Product
Finished herbal products consist of herbal preparations made from one or more herbs. If more
than one herb is used, the term “mixture herbal product” can also be used. Finished herbal
products and mixture herbal products may contain excipients in addition to the active
ingredients. However, finished products or mixture herbal products to which chemically defined
active substance have been added, including synthetic compounds and/ isolated constituents
from herbal materials, are not considered to be herbal.
Finished Herbal Product is allowed to have Medium and High claim but no general claim. For this
high and medium claim, there is no history of traditional use to support the claim and the product
must only contain herbal ingredients only.
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Any drug consisting of a substance or a mixture of substances produced by drying, crushing or
comminuting, but without subjecting to any other process, a natural substance or substances of
plant, animal or mineral origin, or any part of such substance or substances.
d) H Homeopathic Medicine
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Any pharmaceutical dosage form used in the homeopathic therapeutic system in which diseases
are treated by the use of minute amounts as of such substances which are capable of producing
in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated.
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A health supplement (HS) means any product that is used to supplement a diet and to maintain,
enhance and improve the health function of human body. It is presented in a small unit dosage
forms (to be administered) such as capsules, tablets, powder, liquids and shall not include any
sterile preparations (i.e. injectable, eyedrops). It may contain one or more, or the following
combination:
i. Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics, and other bioactive
substances;
ii. Substances derived from natural sources, including animal, mineral and botanical
materials in the forms of extracts, isolates, concentrates and metabolite;
iii. Synthetic sources of ingredients mentioned in (i) and (ii) may only be used where the
safety of these has been proven.
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General or Low Intended use for general health
Nutritional claim maintenance. The benefits
derived from supplementation
beyond normal intake.
Medium claim Maintains or enhances the
(Functional claim) structure of function of the
human body, excluding disease-
related claims.
Disease reduction claim Significantly altering or reducing
(High claim) a risk factor of a disease or
health related condition.

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