EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Lysimachia vulgaris L.

Family:: Primulaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 148
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: Benzoquinones #2: Rapanone in root #3: Embelin in fruit #4: Embelin in root #5: Total saponins in root

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Janik, Irma., Janeczko, Zbigniew., Sendra, Jozef., Burczyk, Jan. Benzoquinone pigment from Lysimachia vulgaris. fitoterapia, 1994, vol. 65, no. 5, p. 476–476. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

benzoquinones (RF-00010840-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Analytical method - additional description:

NMR + IR + UV + MS
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Benzoquinones

Composition #2: Podolak, Irma., Strzalka, Marian. Qualitative and quantitative LC profile of embelin and rapanone in selected Lysimachia species. Chromatographia, 2008, p. 471–475. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

CHCl3
Substance:

Rapanone (RF-00011328-PAR)
Analytical method code:

HPLC-UV (F021A)
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result type:

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

1.59
Internal remarks:

Rapanone in root

Composition #3: Podolak, Irma., Strzalka, Marian. Qualitative and quantitative LC profile of embelin and rapanone in selected Lysimachia species. Chromatographia, 2008, p. 471–475. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

CHCl3
Substance:

embelin (RF-00003797-PAR)
Analytical method code:

HPLC-UV (F021A)
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result type:

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

0.39
Internal remarks:

Embelin in fruit

Composition #4: Podolak, Irma., Strzalka, Marian. Qualitative and quantitative LC profile of embelin and rapanone in selected Lysimachia species. Chromatographia, 2008, p. 471–475. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

CHCl3
Substance:

embelin (RF-00003797-PAR)
Analytical method code:

HPLC-UV (F021A)
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result type:

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

4.08
Internal remarks:

Embelin in root

Composition #5: Podolak, Irma., Hubicka, Urszula., Zuromska-Witek, Barbara., Janeczko, Zbigniew., Krzek, Jan. Quantification of saponins in different plant parts of Lysimachia L. species by validated HPTLC-densitometric method. journal of planar chromatography--modern tlc, 2013, p. 248–253. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

chloroform + methanol
Substance:

Saponins (RF-00004333-PAR)
Additional substance description:

total saponins
Analytical method code:

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

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

0.33
Internal remarks:

Total saponins in root