EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Miq.) Pax

Family:: Caryophyllaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 499
Number of processed references:: 5

Compositions

#1: 2-furanmethanol #2: Saponins #3: 1,8-cineole #4: Methyl (3-furyl)acetate #5: 3-Furfuryl pyrrole-2-carboxylate #6: Saponins

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Wang, Zhexing., Xu, Suixu., Zhang, Xiuqin. Chemical constituents of Pseudostellaria heterophylla. III. Analysis of the volatile oils. shenyang yaoxueyuan xuebao, 1993, p. 221–222. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

furan derivatives (RF-00004396-PAR)
Additional substance description:

2-furanmethanol
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

2-furanmethanol

Composition #2: Peng, Ai-hong., Xiong, He-jian., Yan, Yu-hang. Study on determination of total saponins content in Pseudostellaria heterophylla. sichuan shifan daxue xuebao, ziran kexueban, 2006, p. 743–746. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Saponins (RF-00004333-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Saponins

Composition #3: Shen, Xiang-chun., Tao, Ling. GC-MS analysis of chemical contents of volatile oil in Pseudostellaria heterophylla from Guizhou province. zhongchengyao, 2007, p. 1659–1661. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

3.28
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #4: Shen, Xiang-chun., Tao, Ling. GC-MS analysis of chemical contents of volatile oil in Pseudostellaria heterophylla from Guizhou province. zhongchengyao, 2007, p. 1659–1661. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

furan derivatives (RF-00004396-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Methyl (3-furyl)acetate [3-furane Me ester acetate in the abstract]
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

2.9
Internal remarks:

Methyl (3-furyl)acetate

Composition #5: Li, Ying., Yang, Xiu-Wei. Studies on chemical constituents of root tuber of cultivated Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Zheshen No. 1) . . zhongguo zhong yao za zhi = zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = china journal of chinese materia medica, 2008, vol. 33, no. 20, p. 2353–5. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

furan derivatives (RF-00004396-PAR)
Additional substance description:

3-Furfuryl pyrrole-2-carboxylate (cid 189695)
Analytical method code:

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

3-Furfuryl pyrrole-2-carboxylate

Composition #6: Dou, Fang., Xi, Miaomiao., Wang, Junxian., Tian, Xiangrong., Hong, Liangjian., Tang, Haifeng., Wen, Aidong. alpha-Glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities of saponins from traditional Chinese medicines in the treatment of diabetes mellitus . pharmazie, 2013, vol. 68, no. 4, p. 300–304. DOI: 10.1691/ph.2013.2753. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts used as staple food (as part-nature) (A0F5F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

EtOH (80%)
Substance:

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

reported as oleanolic acid equivalent
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Result unit:

Microgram/gram (G049A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

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

318- 324.5
Internal remarks:

Saponins