EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Erythrina variegata L.

Family:: Fabaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 370
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: Alkaloids (roots) #2: Alkaloids (bark) #3: Alkaloids (leaves) #4: Isoflavones #5: Isoquinoline alkaloids (flower) #6: Alkaloids (seeds)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Ghosal, S., Dutta, S. K., Bhattacharya, S. K. Erythrina. Chemical and pharmacological evaluation. II. Alkaloids of Erythrina variegata. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1972, p. 1274–1277. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petroleum ether
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Additional substance description:

spiroamine and indole-3-alkylamines alkaloids
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Analytical method - additional description:

TLC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.088
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids (roots)

Composition #2: Ghosal, S., Dutta, S. K., Bhattacharya, S. K. Erythrina. Chemical and pharmacological evaluation. II. Alkaloids of Erythrina variegata. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1972, p. 1274–1277. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petroleum ether
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Additional substance description:

spiroamine and indole-3-alkylamines alkaloids
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Analytical method - additional description:

TLC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.12
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids (bark)

Composition #3: Ghosal, S., Dutta, S. K., Bhattacharya, S. K. Erythrina. Chemical and pharmacological evaluation. II. Alkaloids of Erythrina variegata. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1972, p. 1274–1277. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petroleum ether
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Additional substance description:

spiroamine and indole-3-alkylamines alkaloids
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Analytical method - additional description:

TLC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.04
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids (leaves)

Composition #4: Rahman, M.Z., Rahman, M.S., Kaisar, A., Hossain, A., Rashid, M.A. Bioactive isoflavones from erythrina variegata L Erythrina variegata L.'dan Biyoaktif İzoflavonlar . turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2010, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 21–28. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol
Substance:

isoflavones (RF-00004359-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Isoflavones

Composition #5: Sharma, SK., Chawla, HM. Structure elucidation of erythrosotidienone and erythromotidienone - Two new isoquinoline alkaloids from Erythrina variegata flowers. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1998, vol. 75, no. 10-12, p. 833–837. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Acetone
Substance:

Isoquinoline alkaloids (RF-00004391-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Erythrosotidienone and Erythromotidienone
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Isoquinoline alkaloids (flower)

Composition #6: SOTOHERNANDEZ, M., JACKSON, AH. ERYTHRINA ALKALOIDS - ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALOIDS FROM 7 ERYTHRINA SPECIES. PLANTA MEDICA, 1994, vol. 60, no. 2, p. 175–177. DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-959445. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Erysodine, Erythrocarine, Erymelanthine, Demethoxycarbonylerymelanthine, Erythratidine, Erysotina, 1-Hydroxyerythratidine
Analytical method code:

Gelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) (F017A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.11
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids (seeds)