Table 2.

List of plants containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives permitted for use in food supplements in France (‘Documentation provided to EFSA’ n. 1)

Plant	Parts of plants	Condition of use
Senna alexandrina Miller Senna obtusifolia	Fruit, leaf Seed	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use
Cassia fistula L.	Fruit, leaf	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use
Frangula alnus Mill. Frangula purshiana Cooper	Bark	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use
Rheum palmatum L. Rheum officinale Baill.	Root, rhizome	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives and anthraquinones to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use
Aloe ferox Mill. Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.	Leaf, gel, latex (juice)	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives (aloins) to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use
Rhamnus cathartica	Bark	Hydroxyanthracene derivatives (aloins) to be monitored. The labelling should include the statement: not recommended for children aged under 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women and not suitable for prolonged use