EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Hura crepitans L.

Family:: Euphorbiaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 243
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: alkaloids in the seeds #2: tannins in the seed #3: cardiac glycoside in the seeds #4: huratoxin - sap #5: lectins in latex

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Fowomola, M. A., Akindahunsi, A. A. Nutritional quality of sandbox tree (Hura crepitans Linn.). journal of medicinal food, 2007, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 159–164. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.062. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

seed oil
Substance:

Alkaloids (RF-00004360-PAR)
Analytical method - additional description:

Alkaloid content was determined according to the method described by Harbone
Result unit:

Milligram/100 gram (G057A)
Result type:

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

4.8-5.2
Internal remarks:

alkaloids in the seeds

Composition #2: Fowomola, M. A., Akindahunsi, A. A. Nutritional quality of sandbox tree (Hura crepitans Linn.). journal of medicinal food, 2007, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 159–164. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.062. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

seed oil
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Result unit:

Milligram/100 gram (G057A)
Result type:

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

4.7-5.3
Internal remarks:

tannins in the seed

Composition #3: Fowomola, M. A., Akindahunsi, A. A. Nutritional quality of sandbox tree (Hura crepitans Linn.). journal of medicinal food, 2007, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 159–164. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.062. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

seed oil
Substance:

cardiac glycosides (RF-00010823-PAR)
Result unit:

Milligram/100 gram (G057A)
Result type:

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

1885-1915
Internal remarks:

cardiac glycoside in the seeds

Composition #4: SAKATA, K., KAWAZU, K., MITSUI, T. STUDIES ON A PISCICIDAL CONSTITUENT OF HURA-CREPITANS .1. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HURATOXIN AND ITS PISCICIDAL ACTIVITY . agricultural and biological chemistry, 1971, vol. 35, no. 7, p. 1084–&. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Live plants (as part-nature) (A0BA0)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Sap (as part-nature) (A166V)
Additional extraction description:

milky sap, aceton, ether solution
Substance:

huratoxin (RF-00003422-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Analytical method - additional description:

PMR spectra
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

huratoxin - sap

Composition #5: BARBIERI, L., FALASCA, A., FRANCESCHI, C., LICASTRO, F., ROSSI, CA., STIRPE, F. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF 2 LECTINS FROM THE LATEX OF THE EUPHORBIACEOUS PLANTS HURA-CREPITANS L (SAND-BOX TREE) AND EUPHORBIA-CHARACIAS L (MEDITERRANEAN SPURGE) . biochemical journal, 1983, vol. 215, no. 3, p. 433–439. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Live plants (as part-nature) (A0BA0)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Latex (as part-nature) (A166S)
Additional extraction description:

as described by Falasca et al. (1980).
Substance:

Lectins (RF-00000439-ORG)
Analytical method code:

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

density chromatography
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

lectins in latex