EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Damiana (as plant) // Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.

Family:: Passifloraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 150
Number of processed references:: 5

Compositions

#1: Tannins in leaves #2: 1,8-cineole #3: tetraphyllin B #4: Alkaloids #5: Cyanogenic glycosides #6: Saponins #7: Tannins #8: 1,8-cineole #9: 1,8-cineole in fresh aerial parts (essential oil) #10: 1,8-cineole in dry aerial parts (essential oil) #11: Pinocarvone in dry aerial parts (essential oil)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Steinmetz, E. F. Damianae folia. acta phytotherapeut., 1960, p. 1–2. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Unspecified
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Unspecified (F598A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Tannins in leaves

Composition #2: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. The genus Turnera: A review update. Pharmaceutical Biology, 2005, vol. 43, no. 5, p. 383–391. DOI: 10.1080/13880200590962926. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Unspecified (F598A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #3: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. The genus Turnera: A review update. Pharmaceutical Biology, 2005, vol. 43, no. 5, p. 383–391. DOI: 10.1080/13880200590962926. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Cyanogenic glycosides (RF-00004375-PAR)
Additional substance description:

tetraphyllin B
Analytical method code:

Unspecified (F598A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

tetraphyllin B

Composition #4: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. Pharmacognostic standardization of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward. journal of medicinal food, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 254–260. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.254. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

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

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids

Composition #5: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. Pharmacognostic standardization of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward. journal of medicinal food, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 254–260. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.254. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Cyanogenic glycosides (RF-00004375-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Cyanogenic glycosides

Composition #6: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. Pharmacognostic standardization of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward. journal of medicinal food, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 254–260. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.254. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
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 #7: Kumar, S., Taneja, R., Sharma, A. Pharmacognostic standardization of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward. journal of medicinal food, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 254–260. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.254. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Unspecified
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Tannins

Composition #8: Godoi, AFL., Vilegas, W., Godoi, RHM., Van Vaeck, L., Van Grieken, R. Application of low-pressure gas chromatography-ion-trap mass spectrometry to the analysis of the essential oil of Turnera diffusa (Ward.) Urb.. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 2004, vol. 1027, no. 1-2, p. 127–130. DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.08.079. [DOI link]

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):

11.4
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #9: Alcaraz-Melendez, L., Delgado-Rodriguez, J., Real-Cosio, S. Analysis of essential oils from wild and micropropagated plants of damiana (Turnera diffusa) . fitoterapia, 2004, vol. 75, no. 7-8, p. 696–701. DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.09.001. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

steam distillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Additional substance description:

in fresh material
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result type:

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

1.846
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in fresh aerial parts (essential oil)

Composition #10: Alcaraz-Melendez, L., Delgado-Rodriguez, J., Real-Cosio, S. Analysis of essential oils from wild and micropropagated plants of damiana (Turnera diffusa) . fitoterapia, 2004, vol. 75, no. 7-8, p. 696–701. DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.09.001. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

steam distillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Additional substance description:

in dry material
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

2.79
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole in dry aerial parts (essential oil)

Composition #11: Alcaraz-Melendez, L., Delgado-Rodriguez, J., Real-Cosio, S. Analysis of essential oils from wild and micropropagated plants of damiana (Turnera diffusa) . fitoterapia, 2004, vol. 75, no. 7-8, p. 696–701. DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.09.001. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

steam distillation
Substance:

pinocarvone (RF-00003547-PAR)
Additional substance description:

in dry material
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

1.34
Internal remarks:

Pinocarvone in dry aerial parts (essential oil)