Supplement, Vitamin and Herb Ingredient Glossary
Ingredient Glossary: I
- Iboga
- An herb. The root is used for medicine.
- Also known as: Tabernanthe iboga.
- Iceland Moss
- An algae and a fungus growing together.
- Also known as: Centraria, Cetraria islandica, Eryngo-leaved Liverwort, Iceland Lichen, Lichen Islandicus, Mousse d'Islande.
- Idebenone
- A man-made product similar to coenzyme Q-10.
- Also known as: 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-(10-hydroxydecyl)-1,4-benzoquinone, Hydroxydecyl Benzoquinone, Idebenona, Idébénone.
- Ignatius Bean
- Collected from the Strychnos ignatii plant.
- Also known as: Bean of St. Ignatius, Habas de San Ignacio, Ignatia, Ignatia Amara, Lu Song Guo, Saint Ignatius-beans, Strychnos ignatii, Strychnos tieute.
- Immortelle
- A plant. The dried flower is used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Common Shrubby Everlasting, Eternal Flower, Goldilocks, Helichrysum arenarium, Immortelle des Sables, Yellow Chaste Weed.
- Indian Frankincense
- A plant. The resin in the plant is used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Boswella, Boswellia, Boswellia serrata, Boswellin, Boswellin Serrata Resin, Franquincienso, Gajabhakshya, Indian Olibanum, Oliban Indien, Resina Boswelliae, Ru Xiang, Salai Guggal, Salai Guggul, Sallaki Guggul, Shallaki.
- Indian Gooseberry
- A tree. The fruit is used for medicine.
- Also known as: Aamalaki, Amalaki, Amblabaum, Amla, Aonla, Aovla, Dhatriphala, Emblic, Emblica, Emblica officinalis, Emblic Myrobalan, Groseillier de Ceylan, Grosella de la India, Indian-Gooseberry, Mirobalano, Myrobalan Emblic, Mirobalanus embilica, Neli, Phyllanthus emblica, Yu Gan Zi.
- Indian Long Pepper
- A plant. The fruit is used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Bi Ba, Bi Bo, Jaborandi Pepper, Kana, Langer Pfeffer, Lindipipper, Long Pepper, Magadhi, Magdhi, Pimienta Larga, Pimenta-Longa, Piper longum, Pippali, Pippli, Poivre Long, Poivrier Long d'India, Ushana.
- Indian Physic
- A plant. The dried root and bark are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: American Ipecacuanha, Bowman's Root, Gillenia, Gillenia trifoliata, Indian Hippo, Porteranthus trifoliatus, Spiraea trifoliata.
- Indian Snakeroot
- A plant. The root is used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Ajmaline, Chandrika, Chota-Chand, Covanamilpori, Dhanburua, Pagla-Ka-Dawa, Ophioxylon serpentinum, Patalagandhi, Rauwolfia, Rauwolfae radix, Rauwolfia Serpentina, Serpiria, Rauwolfiawurzel, Rauvolfia serpentina, Sarpagandha, Sarpgandha, Serpentine-Wood, Serpiria, She Gen Mu, Trifoliée Indian.
- Indium
- A metal used in manufacturing.
- Also known as: Atomic number 49, Colloidal Indium, In, Indium (III), Indium Chloride, Indium Compound, Indium Octreotide, Indium Pentetreotide, Indium Phosphide, Indium Salts, Indium Sulfate, Indium Sulfate Anhydrous, Indium Sulphate, Indium Tin Oxide, Indium Trichloride, Indium-111, Indium-111-octreotide, Indium-111-pentetreotide.
- Indole-3-Carbinol
- A substance found in certain vegetables.
- Also known as: 3-Hydroxymethyl Indole, 3 Hydroxymethyl Indole, I3C, Indole 3 Carbinol, 3-(hydroxymethyl), 3 (hydroxymethyl) Indole, 3-Indolylcarbinol, 3 Indolylcarbinol, 3-Indolylmethanol, 3 Indolylmethanol, Indole, Indole 3 Carbinol, Indole-3-methanol.
- Inosine
- A chemical.
- Also known as: Hypoxanthine Riboside, Hypoxanthosine, 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate, 6-9 Dihydro-9-B-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-puin-6-one, 9-B-D-ribofuranosylhypoxanthine.
- Inositol
- A vitamin-like substance found in certain plants and animals.
- Also known as: 1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexol, 1,2,5/3,4,6-inositol, (1S)-inositol, (1S)-1,2,4/3,5,6-inositol, Antialopecia Factor, (+)-chiroinositol, cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-Cyclohexanehexol, Cyclohexitol, Dambrose, D-chiro-inositol, D-Myo-Inositol, Facteur Anti-alopécique, Hexahydroxycyclohexane, Inose, Inosite, Inositol Monophosphate, Lipositol, Meso-Inositol, Méso-Inositol, Monophosphate d'Inositol, Mouse Antialopecia Factor, Myo-Inositol, Vitamin B8, Vitamine B8.
- Inulin
- A starchy substance found in certain fruits, vegetables and herbs.
- Also known as: Beta(2-1)fructans, Chicory Extract, Chicory Inulin, Dahlia Extract, Dahlia Inulin, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Fructooligosaccharides, Inulina, Inuline, Long-chain Oligosaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Prebiotic.
- Iodine
- A chemical element.
- Also known as: Atomic number 53, Cadexomer Iodine, Diatomic Iodine, I2, Iode, Iodide, Iodized Salt, KI, Lugol's Solution, Molecular Iodine, Monoatomic Iodine, Potassium Iodide, Povidone Iodine, Saturated Solution Potassium Iodide, Sodium Iodide, Sodium Iodine, Sodium Periodate, SSKI, Yodo.
- Ip-6
- A vitamin-like substance found in certain plants and animals.
- Also known as: Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate, Calcium Phytate, Fytic Acid, Inositol Hexaphosphate, Phytate, Phytic Acid.
- Ipecac
- A plant. Used for medicine.
- Also known as: Brazil Root, Brazilian Ipecac, Cartagena Ipecac, Cephaelis acuminata, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Ipecacuana, Ipecacuanha, Matto Grosso Ipecac, Nicaragua Ipecac, Panama Ipecac, Psychotria ipecacuanha, Rio Ipecac, Uragoga granatensis, Uragoga ipecacuanha.
- Iporuru
- A plant. Used for medicine.
- Also known as: Alchornea castaneifolia, Iporoni, Iporuro, Ipurosa, Macochihua, Niando.
- Ipriflavone
- A substance made in the laboratory from another substance (daidzein) that is derived from soy.
- Also known as: FL-113, 7-Isopropoxy-Isoflavone, Ipriflavona, TC-80.
- Iron
- A mineral.
- Also known as: Atomic Number 26, Carbonate de Fer Anhydre, Citrate de Fer, Elemental Iron, Fe, Fer, Fer Élémentaire, Ferric Orthophosphate, Ferrous Carbonate Anhydrous, Ferrous Citrate, Ferrous Fumarate, Ferrous Gluconate, Ferrous Pyrophosphate, Ferrous Sulfate, Ferrum Phosphoricum, Fumarate de Fer, Gluconate de Fer, Glycérophosphate de Fer, Heme Iron Polypeptide, Hierro, Iron Glycerophosphate, Orthophosphate de Fer, Orthophosphate Ferrique, Numéro Atomique 26, Polypeptide de Fer de Heme, Pyrophosphate de Fer, Sulfate de Fer.
- Isatis
- An herb. The dried leaf and root are used to make medicine.
- Also known as: Ban Lan Gen, Ban Lang Gen, Chinese Indigo, Da Qing Ye, Da Quing Ye, Dyer's Woad, Farberwaid (Färberwaid), Folium Isatidis, Hierba Pastel, Indigo, Indigo Naturalis, Indigo Woad, Isatis indigotica, Isatis tinctoria, Pastel Des Teinturiers, Qing Dai, Quing Dai, Radix Isatidis, Woad.
- Ivy Gourd
- A plant. Used for medicine.
- Also known as: Coccinia cordifolia, Coccinia grandis, Coccinia indica, Kovai, Little Gourd, Tela Kucha, Tindola.