EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Cuscuta japonica Chois

Family:: Convolvulaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 143
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: Sesamin #2: Sesquiterpene lactones (Tutin and coriatin) #3: Coumaric acid #4: (+)-sesamin

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Seuzki, Shigenori., Ando, Youko., Endo, Katsuya. The constituents of Cuscuta japonica fruits. annual report of the tohoku college of pharmacy, 1994, p. 37–40. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

asarinin (RF-00004158-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Sesamin
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Sesamin

Composition #2: Guo, Hongzhu., Li, Jiashi., Wu, Nan., Lu, Yang., Zheng, Qitai. Chemical constituents of the seed from Cuscuta japonica. beijing zhongyiyao daxue xuebao, 2000, p. 36–38. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Sesquiterpene lactones (RF-00004319-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Tutin and coriatin
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Sesquiterpene lactones (Tutin and coriatin)

Composition #3: Guo, Hongzhu., Li, Jiashi., Wu, Nan., Lu, Yang., Zheng, Qitai. Chemical constituents of the seed from Cuscuta japonica. beijing zhongyiyao daxue xuebao, 2000, p. 36–38. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

p-coumaric acid (RF-00010717-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Coumaric acid

Composition #4: Li, Y., Ye, M., Liu, H., Ji, X., Yan, Y. Characterization and analysis of Semen Cuscutae by capillary gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science, 2002, vol. 25, no. 4, p. 255–259. DOI: 10.1002/1615-9314(20020301)25:4<255::AID-JSSC255>3.0.CO;2-C. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ether
Substance:

asarinin (RF-00004158-PAR)
Additional substance description:

(+)-sesamin
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent/sample (G087A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

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

0.12-0.20
Internal remarks:

(+)-sesamin