EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Verbascum nigrum L.

Family:: Scrophulariaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 67
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: triterpene saponins in leaves #2: pentacyclic triterpene saponins

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Anil, Huseyin. Elucidation of the structure of saponins from the leaves of Verbascum nigrum L. doga bilim dergisi, seri a: temel bilimler, 1980, p. 1–5. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Triterpene saponins Triterpene saponins (RF-00004338-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

triterpene saponins in leaves

Composition #2: KLIMEK, B., LAVAUD, C., MASSIOT, G. SAPONINS FROM VERBASCUM-NIGRUM. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1992, vol. 31, no. 12, p. 4368–4370. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)80481-S. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

petrol + CHCl3, then methanol
Substance:

pentacyclic triterpene saponins (RF-00004334-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

+ chromatography separation
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

pentacyclic triterpene saponins