EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Lemon verbena (as plant) // Aloysia citriodora Palau // Lippia citriodora (Lam.) Kunth. L. // Lippia triphylla (L'Hér.) Kuntze

Family:: Verbenaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 146
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: myrcene (leaves) #2: carvone #3: myrcene #4: camphor #5: myrcenone #6: alpha-thujone #7: 1,8-cineole #8: beta-thujone #9: pinocarvone #10: alpha-thujone #11: 1,8-cineole

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: De Pasquale, A., Costa de Pasquale, R. Pharmacognostic studies on Lippia triphylla. essenze, derivati agrumari, 1976, p. 293–298. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

myrcene (leaves)

Composition #2: Zygadlo, J. A., Lamarque, A. L., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. Composition of the flower oils of some Lippia and Aloysia species from Argentina. journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 593–595. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

Carvone (RF-0538-001-PPP)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.55
Internal remarks:

carvone

Composition #3: Zygadlo, J. A., Lamarque, A. L., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. Composition of the flower oils of some Lippia and Aloysia species from Argentina. journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 593–595. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.65
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #4: Zygadlo, J. A., Lamarque, A. L., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. Composition of the flower oils of some Lippia and Aloysia species from Argentina. journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 593–595. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

5.41
Internal remarks:

camphor

Composition #5: Zygadlo, J. A., Lamarque, A. L., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. Composition of the flower oils of some Lippia and Aloysia species from Argentina. journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 593–595. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

myrcenone (RF-00011278-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

31.00
Internal remarks:

myrcenone

Composition #6: Zygadlo, J. A., Lamarque, A. L., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. Composition of the flower oils of some Lippia and Aloysia species from Argentina. journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 593–595. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

alpha-thujone (RF-00003676-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

17.10
Internal remarks:

alpha-thujone

Composition #7: Di Leo Lira, Paola., van Baren, Catalina M., Retta, Daiana., Bandoni, Arnaldo L., Gil, Alejandra., Gattuso, Martha., Gattuso, Susana. Characterization of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau) from Argentina by the essential oil . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 350–353. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
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):

9.6
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #8: Di Leo Lira, Paola., van Baren, Catalina M., Retta, Daiana., Bandoni, Arnaldo L., Gil, Alejandra., Gattuso, Martha., Gattuso, Susana. Characterization of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau) from Argentina by the essential oil . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 350–353. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

beta-thujone (RF-00003712-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

73.4
Internal remarks:

beta-thujone

Composition #9: Di Leo Lira, Paola., van Baren, Catalina M., Retta, Daiana., Bandoni, Arnaldo L., Gil, Alejandra., Gattuso, Martha., Gattuso, Susana. Characterization of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau) from Argentina by the essential oil . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 350–353. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

pinocarvone (RF-00003547-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.3
Internal remarks:

pinocarvone

Composition #10: Di Leo Lira, Paola., van Baren, Catalina M., Retta, Daiana., Bandoni, Arnaldo L., Gil, Alejandra., Gattuso, Martha., Gattuso, Susana. Characterization of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau) from Argentina by the essential oil . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 350–353. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

alpha-thujone (RF-00003676-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.1
Internal remarks:

alpha-thujone

Composition #11: Hudaib, Mohammad., Tawaha, Khaled., Bustanji, Yasser. Chemical Profile of the Volatile Oil of Lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau) Growing in Jordan . journal of essential oil bearing plants, 2013, vol. 16, no. 5, p. 568–574. DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2013.854494. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
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):

11.7
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole