EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce

Family:: Myrtaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 36
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: Kunzeanone C #2: Tannins #3: 1,8-cineole #4: 1-8-Cineole

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Ito, H., Iwamori, H., Kasajima, N., Kaneda, M., Yoshida, T. Kunzeanones A, B, and C: novel alkylated phloroglucinol metabolites from Kunzea ambigua. TETRAHEDRON, 2004, vol. 60, no. 44, p. 9971–9976. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.08.027. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

N-hexane
Substance:

epoxides (RF-00010829-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Kunzeanone C
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Kunzeanone C

Composition #2: Kasajima, Naoki., Ito, Hideyuki., Hatano, Tsutomu., Yoshida, Takashi. Phloroglucinol diglycosides accompanying hydrolyzable tannins from Kunzea ambigua. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 2008, vol. 69, no. 18, p. 3080–3086. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.03.003. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

n-butanol
Substance:

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

Hydrolysable tannins
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Tannins

Composition #3: Thomas, J., Webb, C. E., Narkowicz, C., Jacobson, G. A., Peterson, G. M., Davies, N. W., Russell, R. C. Evaluation of Repellent Properties of Volatile Extracts From the Australian Native Plant Kunzea ambigua Against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culcidae) . journal of medical entomology, 2009, vol. 46, no. 6, p. 1387–1391. DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0619. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

Steam distillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

5.6-14.3
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #4: Thomas, J., Narkowicz, C. K., Jacobson, G. A., Davies, N. W. An Examination of the Essential Oils of Tasmanian Kunzea ambigua, Other Kunzea spp. and Commercial Kunzea Oil . journal of essential oil research, 2010, vol. 22, no. 5, p. 381–385. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

Hydrodistillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

3.6-14.5
Internal remarks:

1-8-Cineole