EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Juniperus thurifera L.

Family:: Cupressaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 303
Number of processed references:: 7

Compositions

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Guerra Hernandez, Eduardo., Lopez Martinez, M. del Carmen., Garcia Villanova, Rafael. Determination by gas chromatography of terpenes in the berries of the species Juniperus oxycedrus L., J. thurifera L. and J. sabina L. journal of chromatography, 1987, vol. 396, p. 416–20. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

steam distillation
Substance:

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

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

3.66-4
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in essential oil from berries

Composition #2: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

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

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.5-4.4
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in leaf essential oil

Composition #3: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

alpha-thujone (RF-00003676-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0-2.6
Internal remarks:

Alpha-thujone in leaf essential oil

Composition #4: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

beta-thujone (RF-00003712-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0-2.2
Internal remarks:

Beta-thujone in leaf essential oil

Composition #5: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

l-Piperitone (RF-00007699-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.1-8.3
Internal remarks:

Piperitone in leaf essential oil

Composition #6: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

alpha-cedrol (RF-00003645-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.1-4.4
Internal remarks:

Cedrol in leaf essential oil

Composition #7: Adams, RP., Mumba, LE., James, SA., Pandey, RN., Gauquelin, T., Badri, W. Geographic variation in the leaf oils and DNA fingerprints (RAPDs) of Juniperus thurifera L. from Morocco and Europe . journal of essential oil research, 2003, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 148–154. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam distillation
Substance:

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

TIC
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0-1
Internal remarks:

Camphor in leaf essential oil

Composition #8: Barrero, AF., del Moral, JF., Herrador, MM., Akssira, M., Bennamara, A., Akkad, S., Aitigri, M. Oxygenated diterpenes and other constituents from Moroccan Juniperus phoenicea and Juniperus thurifera var. africana . phytochemistry, 2004, vol. 65, no. 17, p. 2507–2515. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.07.021. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

hexane
Substance:

Diterpenes Diterpenes (RF-00004378-PAR)
Additional substance description:

pimarane diterpenoids 2 new and 16 known
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Analytical method - additional description:

ms, uv, ir
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

pimarane diterpenes in leaves

Composition #9: Achak, Nadia., Romane, Abderrahmane., Alifriqui, Mohamed., Adams, Robert P. Chemical Studies of Leaf Essential Oils of Three Species of Juniperus From Tensift Al Haouz-Marrakech Region (Morocco) . journal of essential oil research, 2009, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 337–341. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

water distillation
Substance:

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

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.5-1.1
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in leaf essential oil

Composition #10: Achak, Nadia., Romane, Abderrahmane., Alifriqui, Mohamed., Adams, Robert P. Chemical Studies of Leaf Essential Oils of Three Species of Juniperus From Tensift Al Haouz-Marrakech Region (Morocco) . journal of essential oil research, 2009, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 337–341. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

water distillation
Substance:

alpha-thujone (RF-00003676-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1-1.5
Internal remarks:

Alpha-thujone in leaf essential oil

Composition #11: Ottavioli, Josephine., Casanova, Joseph., Bighelli, Ange. Composition and Chemical Variability of the Leaf Oil from Corsican Juniperus thurifera. Integrated Analysis by GC(RI), GC-MS and C-13 NMR . natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 12, p. 1991–1994. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

alpha-cedrol (RF-00003645-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

NMR
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0-2.8
Internal remarks:

cedrol in leaf essential oil

Composition #12: Ottavioli, Josephine., Casanova, Joseph., Bighelli, Ange. Composition and Chemical Variability of the Leaf Oil from Corsican Juniperus thurifera. Integrated Analysis by GC(RI), GC-MS and C-13 NMR . natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 12, p. 1991–1994. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

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

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

NMR
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

2.5-3.4
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in leaf essential oil

Composition #13: Ottavioli, Josephine., Casanova, Joseph., Bighelli, Ange. Composition and Chemical Variability of the Leaf Oil from Corsican Juniperus thurifera. Integrated Analysis by GC(RI), GC-MS and C-13 NMR . natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 12, p. 1991–1994. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

hydrodistillation
Substance:

l-Piperitone (RF-00007699-PAR)
Analytical method code:

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

NMR
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.4-8.5
Internal remarks:

piperitone in leaf essential oil

Composition #14: Zeraib, Azzeddine., Ramdani, Messaoud., Boudjedjou, Lamia., Chalard, Pierre., Figuredo, Gille. Characterization and chemosystematics of Algerian thuriferous juniper (Juniperus thurifera L.) . journal of applied botany and food quality, 2014, vol. 87, p. 249–255. DOI: 10.5073/JABFQ.2014.087.035. [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:

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

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.2-3.3
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in leaf essential oil

Composition #15: FELICIANO, AS., MEDARDE, M., LOPEZ, JL., PUEBLA, P., DELCORRAL, JMM., BARRERO, AF. LIGNANS FROM JUNIPERUS-THURIFERA. phytochemistry, 1989, vol. 28, no. 10, p. 2863–2866. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98111-1. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

hexane
Substance:

lignans (RF-00004361-PAR)
Additional substance description:

dihydrosesamin, sesamin, hinokinin, balactone, deoxypodorhizon, nemerosin, podorhizol, epi-podorhizol, deoxypodophyllotoxin, beta-peltatin-A-methylether, podophyllotoxin, acetyl-epipicropodophyllotoxin
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Analytical method - additional description:

ms, uv, ir
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

lignans in leaves