Commission E is an independent scientific expert commission for herbal medicinal products. This commission is based at the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices(BfArM). Commission E was interdisciplinary in composition and consisted of physicians, pharmacists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, biostatisticians and also patient representatives. The members were proposed every three years by associations of the field and appointed by the Federal Ministry of Health. A landmark task of Commission E was the preparation of monographs on the efficacy and safety of herbal medicinal drugs.
Commission E monographies
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Until 1994, the task of Commission E was to compile scientific and experiential material on desirable and undesirable effects of herbal medicinal drugs.Commission E published about 380 monographs for herbal medicinal drugs and their preparations as well as fixed combinations. 252 texts were "positive monographs" for which the above information could be compiled. 129 reviews were published as "negative monographs". This means that the experts assessed the benefit/risk ratio as unfavourable, found insufficient evidence/experience of efficacy, identified risks that were too far-reaching, or were unable to identify usable dosage information. In the discussion, the term "null monograph" has come to refer to cases in which no risks were identified but there was also insufficient evidence to recognize efficacy.
As these texts have not been revised since 1994, they have now lost their relevance and importance. At European level, the task of Commission E is now performed by ESCOP.
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- Knöss W et al. (2014) Legal framework. Pharmakon focus issue: complementary therapies. Pharmakon 2: 143-150.
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List of monographs of the E-commission (Phyto-Therapy) (only the latest valid monograph versions are listed)
Monographs BGA/BfArM (Commission E) in alphabetical order
- absinthi herba
- Achillea millefolium
- aconitum napellus
- Adonidis herba
- Agni casti fructus
- Agrimoniae herba
- alchemilla alpinae herba
- Alchemillae herba
- Allii cepae bulbus
- Allii sativi bulbus
- Aloe
- Althaeae folium
- Althaeae radix
- Ammeos visnagae fructus
- Anethi fructus
- Corrigendum
- Anethi herba
- Angelicae fructus / -herba
- Angelicae radix
- anisi fructus
- Anisi stellati fructus
- Antennariae dioicae flos
- Graveolan apium
- Armoraciae rusticanae radix
- Arnicae flos
- Artemisia vulgaris
- Asparagi herba
- Atropa belladonna
- Aurantii flos
- pericardial aurantium
- Corrigendum
- avenae fructus
- avenae herba
- avenae stramentum
- Balsamum peruvianum
- Balsamum tolutanum
- Bardanae radix
- Barosmae folium
- basilici aetheroleum
- basilici herba
- Berberis vulgaris
- betulae folium
- boldo folium
- Borago
- Bromelainum
- Bryoniae radix
- Bursae pastoris herba
- Cacao semen
- Cacao tests
- cajeputi aetheroleum
- Calendulae flos
- Calendulae herba
- calluna vulgaris
- Camphora
- Corrigendum
- Capsicum
- Capsicum
- Cardamomi fructus
- Cardui mariae fructus
- Cardui mariae herba
- caricae fructus
- Caricae papayae folium
- caricis rhizoma
- Carvi aetheroleum
- carvi fructus
- Caryophylli flos
- Castaneae folium
- centaurea cyanus
- Centauri herba
- Chamomillae romanae flos
- Chelidonii herba
- Chrysanthemum vulgare
- Cichorium intybus
- Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma
- cinchonae cortex
- cinnamomi cassiae cortex
- cinnamomi ceylanici cortex
- Cinnamomi flos
- Citri sinensis pericarpium
- benedicti herba
- Coffeae carbo
- Colae semen
- autumn colchicum
- Colocynthidis fructus
- condurango cortex
- Convallariae herba
- Coriandri fructus
- Crataegi continuous
- crataegi folium
- Crataegi folium cum flore
- Crataegi fructus
- Croci stigma
- Cucurbitae peponis semen
- Curcumae longae rhizoma
- Corrigendum
- Curcumae xanthorrhizae rhizoma
- Cymbopogon species
- cynarae folium
- Cynoglossi herba
- Cytisi scoparii flos
- Cytisi scoparii herba
- Delphinii flos
- Droserae herba
- Dryopteris filix-mas
- Dulcamarae stipites
- Echinaceae angustifoliae/-pallidae herba / Echinaceae angustifoliae radix
- Echinacea-pallidae-radix
- Echinaceae purpureae herba
- Echinaceae-purpurae-radix
- Eleutherococci radix
- Ephedrae herba
- Equiseti herba
- Eschscholtzia californica
- Eucalypti aetheroleum
- Corrigendum
- eucalypti folium
- Euphrasia officinalis
- Faex medicinalis
- Farfarae flos / -herba / -radix
- Farfarae folium
- ulnar filipendula
- Foeniculi aetheroleum
- foeniculi fructus
- Foenugraeci semen
- Fragariae folium
- frangulae cortex
- fraxinus excelsior
- Fucus
- fumariae herba
- galangale rhizoma
- Galegae officinalis herba
- Galeopsidis herba
- Galii odorati herba
- gelsemii rhizoma
- Gentianae radix
- Corrigendum
- Ginkgo folium
- Ginseng radix
- Graminis flos
- graminis rhizoma
- grindelia herba
- Guajaci lignum
- radix gypsophiles
- Hamamelidis folium et cortex
- Harpagophyti radix
- Harunganae madagascariensis cortex et folium
- Hederae helicis folium
- Helenii radix
- Helichrysi flos
- Hepatici nobilis herba
- herniariae herba
- Hibisci flos
- Hippocastani cortex, -floss
- Hippocastani folium
- Hippocastani semen
- Hyoscyami folium
- Hyperici herba
- hyssopus officinalis
- iridis rhizoma
- Juglandis folium
- Vegetable juglandis fructus cortex
- juniperi fructus
- Lamii albi flos
- Lamii albi herba
- Laminariae stipites
- Lavandulae flos
- Lecithinum ex soya
- Ledi palustris herba
- Leonuri cardiacae herba
- Levistici radix
- lichen islandicus
- line semen
- Liquiritiae radix
- loofah aegyptiaca
- Lupuli strobulus
- lycopi herba
- Malvae arboreae flos
- Malvae flos
- Malvae folium
- Marrubii herba
- mate folium
- Matricariae flos
- Meliloti herba
- Corrigendum
- Melissae folium
- menthae arvensis aetheroleum
- menthae piperitae aetheroleum
- menthae piperitae folium
- Mentzelia cordifolia
- menyanthis folium
- Myristica fragans
- Myrrha
- myrtilli folium
- fructus myrtilli
- Corrigendum
- dreadlocks herba
- Niauli aetheroleum
- oleae folium
- Oleandri folium
- olivae oleum
- Ononidis radix
- Origani vulgaris herba
- Origanum majorana
- Orthosiphonis folium
- Paeonia
- Papainum crudum
- Passiflorae herba
- Petasites hybridus , -folium
- petasitidis rhizoma
- Petroselini fructus
- Petroselini herba / -radix
- Phaseoli fructus sine semine
- Piceae aetheroleum
- Piceae turiones recentes
- Pimpinellae herba
- Pimpinellae radix
- pini aetheroleum
- Pini turiones
- Piperis methystici rhizoma
- Plantaginis lanceolatae herba
- Plantaginis ovatae semen
- Plantaginis ovatae testa
- Podophylli peltati rhizoma / resina
- radix polygalae
- Polygoni avicularis herba
- Populi cortex / folium
- Populi gemma
- Potentillae anserinae herba
- primula flos
- radix primulae
- Pruni spinosae flos
- Pruni spinosae fructus
- Psyllii semen
- Ptychopetali lignum
- pulmonariae herba
- Pulsatillae herba
- quercus cortex
- Raphani sativi radix
- ratanhiae radix
- Rauwolfiae radix
- Rhamni cathartici fructus
- Rhamni purshianae cortex
- Rhei radix
- Rhododendri ferruginei folium
- Rhoeados flos
- Castor oil DAB 10
- Pink flos
- pink fructus
- pink pseudofructus
- Rosae pseudofructus cum fructibus
- Rosmarini folium
- Rubi fruticosi folium
- Rubi fruticosi radix
- Rubi idaei folium
- Rubiae tinctorum radix
- rusci aculeati rhizoma
- graveolens ruta
- sabal fructus
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae HANSEN CBS 5926
- salicis cortex
- salviae folium
- Corrigendum
- Sambuci flos
- Saniculae herba
- Santali albi lignum
- Santali lignum rubrum
- Saponariae herba
- Saponariae rubrae radix
- Sarsaparillae radix
- scillae bulbus
- Scopoliae rhizoma
- secale cornutum
- grandiflorous selenicereus
- Senecionis herba
- Sennae folium
- sennae fructus
- Serpylli herba
- Sinapis albae semen
- Solidago
- Sorbi aucupariae fructus
- spinaciae folium
- Stramonii folium / -semen
- Strychni semen
- Symphyti herba / -folium
- symphyti radix
- syzygii cumini cortex
- Syzygii cumini semen
- Taraxaci herba
- Taraxaci radix cum herba
- terebinthina laricina
- Terebinthinae aetheroleum rectificatum
- thyme herba
- tiliae carbo
- Tiliae flos
- tiliae folium
- tiliae lignum
- Tiliae tomentosae flos
- tormentillae rhizoma
- Corrigendum
- tropaeolum majus
- diffuse gymnastic film
- Urticae herba / folium
- Urticae radix
- Usnea species
- uvae ursi folium
- Uzarae radix
- Valerianae radix
- Verbasci flos
- verbenae herba
- veronicae herba
- vincae minoris herba
- viola odorata
- Violae odoratae flos
- Violae tricoloris herba
- visci albi fructus
- Visci albi herba
- Visci albi stipites
- Yohimbehe cortex
- cedoariae rhizoma
- Bengal rhizoma