EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Roscoea purpurea Sm. // Roscoea procera Wall.

Family:: Zingiberaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 18
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: saponins #2: alkaloids #3: Alkaloids

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Sahu, Mahesh S., Verma, Amita., Mali, Prashant Y., Rangari, Vinod D. Isolation and characterization of bioactive compound from Roscoea procera rhizomes. Inventi Impact: Pharm Analysis Quality Assurance, 2012, p. 15–16. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petroleum ether, ethanol
Substance:

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

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Analytical method - additional description:

phytochemical analysis
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

saponins

Composition #2: Sahu, Mahesh S., Verma, Amita., Mali, Prashant Y., Rangari, Vinod D. Isolation and characterization of bioactive compound from Roscoea procera rhizomes. Inventi Impact: Pharm Analysis Quality Assurance, 2012, p. 15–16. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petroleum ether, ethanol
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Analytical method - additional description:

phytochemical analysis
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

alkaloids

Composition #3: Misra, Ankita., Srivastava, Sharad., Verma, Shikhar., Rawat, Ajay Kumar Singh. Nutritional evaluation, antioxidant studies and quantification of poly phenolics, in Roscoea purpurea tubers.. BMC research notes, 2015, vol. 8, p. 324–324. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1290-x. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Powder (A06JD)
Additional extraction description:

soxhlation
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Analytical method - additional description:

Crude alkaloid - as in Harborne JB (1973) Phytochemical methods. Chapman and Hall, London
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

2.3
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids