EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Aethusa cynapium L.

Family:: Apiaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 100
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: biochanin A in leaves #2: protocatechic acid in leaves and green fruids #3: aethusin in whole plant

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Abdulmanea, Khaled., Prokudina, Elena A., Lankova, Petra., Vanickova, Lucie., Koblovska, Radka., Zeleny, Vaclav., Lapcik, Oldrich. Immunochemical and HPLC identification of isoflavonoids in the Apiaceae family.. biochemical systematics and ecology, 2012, vol. 45, p. 237–243. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Substance:

biochanin-A (RF-00004182-PAR)
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HPLC -MS
Result unit:

Milligram/kilogram (G061A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

15.2
Internal remarks:

biochanin A in leaves

Composition #2: Power, F.B., Tutin, F. Chemical examination of aethusa cynapium. journal of the american chemical society, 1905, vol. 27, no. 12, p. 1461–1476. DOI: 10.1021/ja01990a001. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Substance:

3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (RF-00008853-PAR)
Analytical method - additional description:

crystallisation
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

protocatechic acid in leaves and green fruids

Composition #3: Chen, Yuemei., Peng, Shiyi., Luo, Qiongzhi., Zhang, Juan., Guo, Qiang., Zhang, Yuan., Chai, Xingyun. Chemical and Pharmacological Progress on Polyacetylenes Isolated from the Family Apiaceae . chemistry & biodiversity, 2015, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 474–502. DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201300396. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Live plants (as part-nature) (A0BA0)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

aethusin (RF-00003668-PAR)
Analytical method - additional description:

unspecified
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

aethusin in whole plant