London, 12 November 2009 Doc. Ref.: EMA/HMPC/246817/2009

COMMITTEE ON HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT (HMPC)

DRAFT

LIST OF REFERENCES FOR ASSESSMENT OF:

Euphrasiae herba

Euphrasia officinalis L.and Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne, herba

(eyebright herb)

Anonymus. Ergänzungsbuch zum Deutschen Arzneibuch. Deutsche Apotheker-Verlag 6. Ausgabe (Neudruck) 1953; 127

Anonymus. Augentrostkraut. DAC 2003; A192, 1-4

Barnes J., Anderson L.A., Phillipson J.D. Herbal medicines. Pharmaceutical press: London, 2007; 256-257 (ISBN 978-0-7894-6783-6)

Bielory L., Heimall J. Review of complementary and alternative medicine in treatment of ocular allergies. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2003; 3 (5): 395-399

Blascheck W., Hänsel R., Keller K., Reichling J., Rimpler H., Schneider G. (Hrsg) Hagers Handbuch der pharmazeutischen Praxis: Droge: Band 2. Springer: Berlijn, 1998; 666-672 (ISBN 3540-61618-7)

Blazics B., Ludanyi K., Szarka S., et al. Investigation of Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne using GC-MS and LC-MS. Chromatographia 2008; 68 (1): 119-124

Blumenthal M. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. American Botanical Council: Austin, 1998; 329-330 (ISBN 0-9655555-0-X)

Chudnicka A., Matysik G. Research of enzymatic activities of fresh juice and water infusions from dry herbs. J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 99 (2): 281-286

Delfosse M. Drogues végétales et plantes médicinales. Association pharmaceutique belge (APB): Brussel, 1998; 194-196 (ISBN 2-00-103302-8)

Duke J.A. Handbook of medicinal herbs. CRC Press: Boca Raton, 2000; 193 (ISBN 0-84931284-1)

Goetz P. Phytothérapie en ophtalmologie Phytotherapie 2006; 4 (3): 312-316

Anonymus. Observational study: WALA Euphrasia eyedrops for the treatment of conjunctivitis. Schweiz Z GanzheitsMed 2007; 19 (1): 12-13

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Porchezhian E., Ansari SH., Shreedharan NK. Antihyperglycemic activity of Euphrasia officinale leaves. Fitoterapia 2000; 71 (5): 522-526

Schulze K., Diepenbrock F. Kommentar zum Ergänzungsbuch, Deutscher Apotheker-Verlag, Berlin 1944: 6. Ausgabe, 245-246

Stoffel L., Zimmermann D., Hunkeler R., et al. Euphrasia-Augentropfen bei Neugeborenen: Ein Pilotprojekt. Schweiz Z GanzheitsMed 2007; 19 (5): 254-259

Stoss M., Michels C., Peter E., et al. Prospective cohort trial of Euphrasia single-dose eye drops in conjunctivitis. J Altern Complement Med 2000; 6 (6): 499-508

Van Hellemont J. Fytotherapeutisch compendium. Association pharmaceutique belge (APB): Brussel, 1985; 236-238 (ISBN 978-9-0313-0905-4)

Weiss R.F., Fintelmann V. Lehrbuch der Phytotherapie. Hippokrates: Stuttgart, 1999; 352-423 (ISBN 978-3-8304-5345-1)

Wichtl M. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals: A handbook for practice on a scientific basis. CRC press: Stuttgart, 1994; 195-196 (ISBN 0-8493-7192-9)

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Adams M., Gmunder F., Hamburger M. Plants traditionally used in age related brain disorders -A survey of ethnobotanical literature. J Ethnopharmacol 2007; 113 (3): 363-381

Anonymus. Eyebright. Nomen est omen. Praxis 1994; 94 (16): 662

Darshan S., Doreswamy R. Patented antiinflammatory plant drug development from traditional medicine. Phytoter Res 2004; 18 (5): 343-357

Fraunfelder F.W. Ocular side effects from herbal medicines and nutritional supplements. Am J Ophtalmol 2004; 138 (4): 639-647

Heimans E., Heinsiius HW., Thijsse Jac.P. Gei'llustreerde flora van Nederland. Versluys Uitg. Almere, 879-880

Lans C., Georges K., Brown G. Non-experimental validation of ethnoveterinary plants and indigenous knowledge used for backyard pigs and chickens in Trinidad and Tobago. Trop Anim Health Prod 2007; 39 (5): 375-385

Lans C., Turner N., Khan T., et al. Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2007; 3 (11)

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