EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott

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

Compositions

#1: piperine #2: Saponins in fruits #3: Alkaloids in fruits #4: Tannins in fruits

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Velraj, Malarkodi., Singh, Mahendra. Isolation and characterization of constituents from ethanolic extract of Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott. Fruits. bulletin of pharmaceutical research, 2014, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 67–71. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

50% ethanol
Substance:

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

piperine
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Analytical method - additional description:

NMR
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

piperine

Composition #2: Velraj, M., Singh, M., Ravichandiran, V., Nirmala, S., Ragala, S. Antidiabetic activity of ethyl acetate and ethanolic extract of scindapsus officinalis fruit in alloxan induced diabetic rats. international journal of pharmtech research, 2011, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 1305–1310. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethylacetate, 50% ethanol
Substance:

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

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Saponins in fruits

Composition #3: Velraj, M., Singh, M., Ravichandiran, V., Nirmala, S., Ragala, S. Antidiabetic activity of ethyl acetate and ethanolic extract of scindapsus officinalis fruit in alloxan induced diabetic rats. international journal of pharmtech research, 2011, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 1305–1310. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethylacetate, 50% ethanol
Substance:

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

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Alkaloids in fruits

Composition #4: Velraj, M., Singh, M., Ravichandiran, V., Nirmala, S., Ragala, S. Antidiabetic activity of ethyl acetate and ethanolic extract of scindapsus officinalis fruit in alloxan induced diabetic rats. international journal of pharmtech research, 2011, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 1305–1310. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethylacetate, 50% ethanol
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Tannins in fruits