EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle

Family:: Poaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 963
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: beta-selinene in leaves #2: eugenol in leaves #3: myrcene #4: eugenol in leaves #5: N-Octanoyl tyramine in roots

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Alves, M.S., Santos, D.P., Silva, L.C.P., Pontes, E.G., Souza, M.A.A. Essential Oils composition and toxicity tested by fumigation against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) pest of stored cowpea. revista virtual de quimica, 2015, vol. 7, no. 6, p. 2387–2399. DOI: 10.5935/1984-6835.20150142. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

beta-selinene (RF-00011306-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Reconstituted product (B007A)
Result type:

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

1.4
Internal remarks:

beta-selinene in leaves

Composition #2: Alves, M.S., Santos, D.P., Silva, L.C.P., Pontes, E.G., Souza, M.A.A. Essential Oils composition and toxicity tested by fumigation against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) pest of stored cowpea. revista virtual de quimica, 2015, vol. 7, no. 6, p. 2387–2399. DOI: 10.5935/1984-6835.20150142. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

Eugenol (RF-00003807-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Reconstituted product (B007A)
Result type:

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

1.3
Internal remarks:

eugenol in leaves

Composition #3: Koba, Koffi., Sanda, Komla., Guyon, Catherine., Raynaud, Christine., Chaumont, Jean-Pierre., Nicod, Laurence. In vitro cytotoxic activity of Cymbopogon citratus L. and Cymbopogon nardus L. essential oils from Togo . bangladesh journal of pharmacology, 2009, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 29–34. DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1040. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

water
Substance:

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

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.4
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #4: Chanthai, Saksit., Prachakoll, Sujitra., Ruangviriyachai, Chalerm., Luthria, Devanand L. Influence of Extraction Methodologies on the Analysis of Five Major Volatile Aromatic Compounds of Citronella Grass (Cymbopogon nardus) and Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Grown in Thailand . journal of aoac international, 2012, vol. 95, no. 3, p. 763–772. DOI: 10.5740/jaoacint.11-335. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MHD, ASE
Substance:

Eugenol (RF-00003807-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-FID
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Reconstituted product (B007A)
Result type:

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

2.51
Internal remarks:

eugenol in leaves

Composition #5: Suwitchayanon, Prapaipit., Ohno, Osamu., Suenaga, Kiyotake., Kato-Noguchi, Hisashi. N-Octanoyl tyramine, a phytotoxic compound in the roots of Cymbopogon nardus . acta physiologiae plantarum, 2017, vol. 39, no. 6 . DOI: 10.1007/s11738-017-2419-4. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol 70%
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Additional substance description:

N-Octanoyl tyramine
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

N-Octanoyl tyramine in roots