EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

Draft - work in progress

Juniperus drupacea Labill.

Family:: Cupressaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 53
Number of processed references:: 7

Compositions

#1: Gallocatechin #2: Epigallocathechins #3: myrcene #4: 1,8-cineole #5: sequineolignans #6: beta-myrcene #7: Camphor #8: Coumarins #9: lignans #10: Alkaloids #11: Condensed tannins

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Sakar, M. Koray. Monomeric tannin precursors in unripe fruit of Juniperus drupacea. fitoterapia, 1985, p. 119–121. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Substance:

gallocatechin (RF-00003822-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Gallocatechin

Composition #2: Sakar, M. Koray. Monomeric tannin precursors in unripe fruit of Juniperus drupacea. fitoterapia, 1985, p. 119–121. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Substance:

epigallocatechins (RF-00010812-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Epigallocathechins

Composition #3: Sakar, M. K. Composition of the oil of Juniperus drupacea leaves. fitoterapia, 1985, p. 360–361. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

3.53
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #4: Sakar, M. K. Composition of the oil of Juniperus drupacea leaves. fitoterapia, 1985, p. 360–361. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

4.27
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #5: Willfor, S., Hafizoglu, H., Tumen, I., Yazici, H., Arfan, M., Ali, M., Holmbom, B. Extractives of Turkish and Pakistani Tree Species. holz als roh- und werkstoff, 2007, p. 215–221. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Trunk (as part-nature) (A166N)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

hexane
Substance:

neolignans (RF-00004386-PAR)
Additional substance description:

sesquineolignans
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result type:

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

0.2-07
Internal remarks:

sequineolignans

Composition #6: Jalal, F., Wassim, A., Issam, H.A.M. Chemical composition of essential oil extracted from Syrian juniper berries (Juniperus drupacea L.). international journal of agricultural research, 2014, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 158–163. DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2014.158.163. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Additional substance description:

beta-myrcene
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.31-4.52
Internal remarks:

beta-myrcene

Composition #7: El-Ghorab, Ahmed., Shaaban, Hamdy A., El-Massry, Khaled F., Shibamoto, Takayuki. Chemical composition of volatile extract and biological activities of volatile and less-volatile extracts of juniper berry (Juniperus drupacea L.) fruit . journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2008, vol. 56, no. 13, p. 5021–5025. DOI: 10.1021/jf8001747. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation and CH2Cl2
Substance:

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

10.12
Internal remarks:

Camphor

Composition #8: Marino, Andreana., Bellinghieri, Valentina., Nostro, Antonia., Miceli, Natalizia., Taviano, Maria Fernanda., Guvenc, Ayseguel., Bisignano, Giuseppe. In vitro effect of branch extracts of Juniperus species from Turkey on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm . fems immunology and medical microbiology, 2010, vol. 59, no. 3, p. 470–476. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00705.x. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Trunk (as part-nature) (A166N)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

water or methanol
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Coumarins

Composition #9: Marino, Andreana., Bellinghieri, Valentina., Nostro, Antonia., Miceli, Natalizia., Taviano, Maria Fernanda., Guvenc, Ayseguel., Bisignano, Giuseppe. In vitro effect of branch extracts of Juniperus species from Turkey on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm . fems immunology and medical microbiology, 2010, vol. 59, no. 3, p. 470–476. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00705.x. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Trunk (as part-nature) (A166N)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

water orr methanol
Substance:

lignans (RF-00004361-PAR)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

lignans

Composition #10: Marino, Andreana., Bellinghieri, Valentina., Nostro, Antonia., Miceli, Natalizia., Taviano, Maria Fernanda., Guvenc, Ayseguel., Bisignano, Giuseppe. In vitro effect of branch extracts of Juniperus species from Turkey on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm . fems immunology and medical microbiology, 2010, vol. 59, no. 3, p. 470–476. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00705.x. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Trunk (as part-nature) (A166N)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids

Composition #11: Taviano, Maria Fernanda., Marino, Andreana., Trovato, Ada., Bellinghieri, Valentina., La Barbera, Tommaso Massimo., Guvenc, Aysegul., Hurkul, Muhammed Mesud., De Pasquale, Rita., Miceli, Natalizia. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of branches extracts of five Juniperus species from Turkey . pharmaceutical biology, 2011, vol. 49, no. 10, p. 1014–1022. DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.560161. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Trunk (as part-nature) (A166N)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Methanol or water
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Additional substance description:

condensed tannins
Result unit:

Gram/kilogram (G015A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

51.22-128.23
Internal remarks:

Condensed tannins