EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth

Family:: Fabaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 116
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: Piptanthine (alkaloid) #2: Ormosanine (alkaloid) #3: Eugenol #4: Seselin (coumarin derivative) #5: Acosmine (alkaloid)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Torrenegra, Ruben., Bauereiss, Peter., Achenbach, Hans. Constituents of tropical medicinal plants. Part 36. Homoormosanine-type alkaloids from Bowdichia virgiloides. Phytochemistry, 1989, p. 2219–2221. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

Piptanthine (RF-00011050-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Piptanthine and derivatives
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Piptanthine (alkaloid)

Composition #2: Torrenegra, Ruben., Bauereiss, Peter., Achenbach, Hans. Constituents of tropical medicinal plants. Part 36. Homoormosanine-type alkaloids from Bowdichia virgiloides. Phytochemistry, 1989, p. 2219–2221. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

Ormosanine (RF-00011039-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Ormosanine and derivatives
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Ormosanine (alkaloid)

Composition #3: Arriaga, Â.M.C., Machado, M.I.L., Gomes, G.A., Craveiro, A.A. Volatile Constituents from Roots of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt. journal of essential oil research, 1998, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 205–206. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Hexane extract
Substance:

Eugenol (RF-00003807-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

3.5
Internal remarks:

Eugenol

Composition #4: Arriaga, Â.M.C., Machado, M.I.L., Gomes, G.A., Craveiro, A.A. Volatile Constituents from Roots of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunt. journal of essential oil research, 1998, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 205–206. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Hexane
Substance:

Seselin (RF-00010993-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

2.9
Internal remarks:

Seselin (coumarin derivative)

Composition #5: Barbosa-Filho, JM., Almeida, JRGS., Costa, VCO., Da-Cunha, EVL., Da Silva, MS., Braz-Filho, R. Bowdichine, a new diaza-adamantane alkaloid from Bowdichia virgilioides. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH, 2004, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 11–17. DOI: 10.1080/1028602031000119763. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Stem / stalk (as part-nature) (A067S)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

EtOH (95%)
Substance:

Acosmine (RF-00011380-PAR)
Additional substance description:
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Acosmine (alkaloid)