EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Mesua ferrea L.

Family:: Calophyllaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 388
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Teh, Soek Sin., Ee, Gwendoline Cheng Lian., Rahmani, Mawardi., Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin., Go, Rusea., Mah, Siau Hui. Pyranoxanthones from Mesua ferrea. molecules, 2011, vol. 16, no. 7, p. 5647–5654. DOI: 10.3390/molecules16075647. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

n-hexane and dichloromethane
Substance:

anthraquinones (RF-00004343-PAR)
Additional substance description:

1,8-Dihydro-3-methoxy-6-methylanthraquinone
Analytical method code:

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

MS
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Anthraquinones

Composition #2: Roy, Somendu K., Kumari, Neela., Pahwa, Sonika., Agrahari, Udai C., Bhutani, Kamlesh K., Jachak, Sanjay M., Nandanwar, Hemraj. NorA efflux pump inhibitory activity of coumarins from Mesua ferrea. FITOTERAPIA, 2013, vol. 90, p. 140–150. DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2013.07.015. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flowering top (as part-nature) (A166H)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

n-hexane
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Coumarins