EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Hierochloe odorata (L.) P.Beauv.

Family:: Poaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 91
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: Coumarin #2: Furfural #3: Coumarin #4: 5,8-dihydroxycoumarin #5: 5,8-Dihydroxycoumarin

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Sulma, Tadeusz., Wierzchowska-Renke, Krystyna. Hierochloe grass. II. Coumarin content in Hierochloe odorata and Hierochloe australis grass during vegetation. acta poloniae pharmaceutica, 1973, p. 317–323. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Coumarin (RF-00000370-TOX)
Analytical method code:

Unspecified (F598A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.38-0.51
Internal remarks:

Coumarin

Composition #2: Ueyama, Yoshitaka., Arai, Toshiyuki., Hashimoto, Seiji. Volatile constituents of ethanol extracts of Hierochloe odorata L. var. pubescens Kryl. flavour and fragrance journal, 1991, p. 63–68. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol
Substance:

Furfural (RF-1009-001-PPP)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Furfural

Composition #3: Ueyama, Yoshitaka., Arai, Toshiyuki., Hashimoto, Seiji. Volatile constituents of ethanol extracts of Hierochloe odorata L. var. pubescens Kryl. flavour and fragrance journal, 1991, p. 63–68. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol
Substance:

Coumarin (RF-00000370-TOX)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Coumarin

Composition #4: Grigonis, D., Venskutonis, PR., Sivik, B., Sandahl, M., Eskilsson, CS. Comparison of different extraction techniques for isolation of antioxidants from sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata). JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, 2005, vol. 33, no. 3, p. 223–233. DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2004.08.006. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Super-critical gas extraction (A0BZQ)
Additional extraction description:

solvent extraction + Supercritical Fluid Extraction)
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Additional substance description:

5,8-Dihydroxycoumarin
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

20.31
Internal remarks:

5,8-dihydroxycoumarin

Composition #5: Slapsyte, Grazina., Dedonyte, Veronika., Lazutka, Juozas R., Mierauskiene, Jurate., Morkunas, Vaidotas., Kazernaviciute, Rita., Pukalskas, Audrius., Venskutonis, Petras Rimantas. Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Naturally Occurring 5,8-Dihydroxycoumarin. MOLECULES, 2013, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 4419–4436. DOI: 10.3390/molecules18044419. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol/water/acetic acid (80:20:1)
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Additional substance description:

5,8-Dihydroxycoumarin
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

5,8-Dihydroxycoumarin