UNII 55L3XLO37E

Unique Ingredient Identifier: 55L3XLO37E

The Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to a specific substance or ingredient by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). UNII codes are non-proprietary, free, unique, unambiguous and nonsemantic. Each UNII code consists of 10 characters with both letters and numbers. The first two characters represent the source of the substance while the remaining eight characters represent the specific substance. UNII codes are primarily used to identify and track substances in several drug databases and regulatory documents related to drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

Preferred Substance Name: EPHEDRA SINICA STEM

The Preferred Substance Name (PSN) is the official or preferred name of a substance or ingredient. The preferred name provides a standardized and consistent name for each substance is used in the UNII code system. The preferred name may differ from other names also commonly used to refer the same substance. The PSN is usually the name used by regulatory agencies like the FDA.

NCI Thesaurus Concept Code: C71795

The NCI Thesaurus give reference terminology for many systems. The code includes vocabulary for clinical care, translational research, basic research, public information and administrative activities.

NCBI: 6FPBK

The NCBI taxonomy organism ID is a unique numeric identifier used to specify species of organisms by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Taxonomy database.

PLANTS: 505858

The PLANTS organism ID is an identifier included in a plants database maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The PLANTS database provides information about the taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and other characteristics of plants found in the United States.

GRIN: 33152

The Germplasm Resources Information Network nomen ID is included a database of plants maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. The GRIN database is used provides information on the botanical identity of substances and ingredients. The GRIN database is useful when linking specific substances to their corresponding plant species and for verifying the accuracy and completeness of botanical information.

MPNS: EPSI3

Kew Gardens Medicinal Plants Name Service Record ID.

INN ID: 15236

Sequential number assigned by World Health Organization's International Nonproprietary Name (INN).

Substance Type: INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE

The International Organization for Standardization - ISO 11238 substance type is used as a data element in the UNII code system to provide additional information about the type of substance being identified.

The following synonyms and mappings provide alternative ways to refer to the same substance or ingredient. Synonyms may include different names or spellings, alternate chemical names, trade names, or other common names.

• CAO MA HUANG - Common Name
• CHINESE EPHEDRA STEM (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• CHINESE JOINTFIR STEM (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• EPHEDRA (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• EPHEDRA BRANCH - Common Name
• EPHEDRA BRANCH [MART.] - Common Name
• EPHEDRA FLAVA BRANCH - Common Name
• EPHEDRA FLAVA STEM - Common Name
• EPHEDRA HERB (EPHEDRA SINICA) [JP] - Common Name
• EPHEDRA MA-HUANG BRANCH - Common Name
• EPHEDRA MA-HUANG STEM - Common Name
• EPHEDRA SINICA BRANCH - Common Name
• EPHEDRA SINICA STEM - Common Name
• EPHEDRA STEM (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• EPHEDRA STEM [MART.] - Common Name
• EPHEDRAE HERBA - Common Name
• EPHEDRAE HERBA (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• EPHEDRAE HERBA (EPHEDRA SINICA) [CHP] - Common Name
• MA HUANG (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name
• MAHUNAG (EPHEDRA SINICA) - Common Name

Inxight Drugs

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Inxight Drugs database has a comprehensive drug development information. The NCATS Inxight Drugs includes manually curated data provided by private companies and FDA. The database has marketing and regulatory status information, rigorous drug ingredient definitions, biological activity, clinical use, etc.

DailyMed Regulated Products

The National Library of Medicine DailyMed is a searchable database that includes the most recent product labeling information submitted to the FDA by private companies.

NCATS GSRS Full Record

The Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) was designed to facilitate global monitoring of human and animal medicinal, food, tobacco, and cosmetic products. GSRS includes unique substance identifiers consistent with the ISO 11238 standard.

NCI Thesaurus

NCI Thesaurus (NCIt) by the National Cancer Institute provides reference terminology for clinical care, translational and basic research, and public information and administrative activities.

This unique ingredient identifier is listed as an ingredient or substance in the following products in the NDC directory: