EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Shepherd’s purse (as plant) // Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Family:: Brassicaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 1943
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: calystegine A3 #2: calystegine A5 #3: calystegine B3 #4: calystegine B2 #5: Oxalate #6: Alkaloids #7: Hydrogen cyanide #8: Saponins

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Brock, Andrea., Herzfeld, Tobias., Paschke, Reinhard., Koch, Marcus., Draeger, Birgit. Brassicaceae contain nortropane alkaloids. phytochemistry (elsevier), 2006, vol. 67, no. 18, p. 2050–2057. . [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

lyophilisation, solvent extraction
Substance:

Calystegin A3 (RF-00004700-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Result unit:

Microgram/gram (G049A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

circa 45
Internal remarks:

calystegine A3

Composition #2: Brock, Andrea., Herzfeld, Tobias., Paschke, Reinhard., Koch, Marcus., Draeger, Birgit. Brassicaceae contain nortropane alkaloids. phytochemistry (elsevier), 2006, vol. 67, no. 18, p. 2050–2057. . [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

lyophilisation, solvent extraction
Substance:

Calystegine A5 (RF-00004701-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Result unit:

Microgram/gram (G049A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

circa 5
Internal remarks:

calystegine A5

Composition #3: Brock, Andrea., Herzfeld, Tobias., Paschke, Reinhard., Koch, Marcus., Draeger, Birgit. Brassicaceae contain nortropane alkaloids. phytochemistry (elsevier), 2006, vol. 67, no. 18, p. 2050–2057. . [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

lyophilisation, solvent extraction
Substance:

Calystegine B3 (RF-00004704-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Result unit:

Microgram/gram (G049A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

circa 70
Internal remarks:

calystegine B3

Composition #4: Brock, Andrea., Herzfeld, Tobias., Paschke, Reinhard., Koch, Marcus., Draeger, Birgit. Brassicaceae contain nortropane alkaloids. phytochemistry (elsevier), 2006, vol. 67, no. 18, p. 2050–2057. . [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

lyophilisation, solvent extraction
Substance:

Calystegine B2 (RF-00004703-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Result unit:

Microgram/gram (G049A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

circa 15
Internal remarks:

calystegine B2

Composition #5: Khan, Zafar Iqbal., Ahmad, Kafeel., Zafar, Asma., Bashir, Humayun., Hussain, Abrar., Huma, Zile., Shad, Hazoor Ahmad., Sher, Muhammad., Hussain, Ghulam., Noorka, Ijaz Rasool., . Assessment of poisonous and anti-nutritional compounds in wild edible forages consumed by ruminant species. journal of environmental science and technology, 2015, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 91–101. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

solvent extraction, 50 % aqueous methanolic extraction
Substance:

Oxalates (RF-00004308-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests) (F003A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

circa 0.7
Internal remarks:

Oxalate

Composition #6: Khan, Zafar Iqbal., Ahmad, Kafeel., Zafar, Asma., Bashir, Humayun., Hussain, Abrar., Huma, Zile., Shad, Hazoor Ahmad., Sher, Muhammad., Hussain, Ghulam., Noorka, Ijaz Rasool., . Assessment of poisonous and anti-nutritional compounds in wild edible forages consumed by ruminant species. journal of environmental science and technology, 2015, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 91–101. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

solvent extraction
Substance:

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

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

circa 0.6
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids

Composition #7: Khan, Zafar Iqbal., Ahmad, Kafeel., Zafar, Asma., Bashir, Humayun., Hussain, Abrar., Huma, Zile., Shad, Hazoor Ahmad., Sher, Muhammad., Hussain, Ghulam., Noorka, Ijaz Rasool., . Assessment of poisonous and anti-nutritional compounds in wild edible forages consumed by ruminant species. journal of environmental science and technology, 2015, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 91–101. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

solvent extraction
Substance:

Hydrogen cyanide (cyanides expressed as hydrogen cyanide) (RF-0243-001-PPP)
Analytical method code:

Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests) (F003A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

circa 0.5
Internal remarks:

Hydrogen cyanide

Composition #8: Khan, Zafar Iqbal., Ahmad, Kafeel., Zafar, Asma., Bashir, Humayun., Hussain, Abrar., Huma, Zile., Shad, Hazoor Ahmad., Sher, Muhammad., Hussain, Ghulam., Noorka, Ijaz Rasool., . Assessment of poisonous and anti-nutritional compounds in wild edible forages consumed by ruminant species. journal of environmental science and technology, 2015, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 91–101. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

solvent extraction, 50 % aqueous methanolic extraction
Substance:

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

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

circa 3
Internal remarks:

Saponins