EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Acacia greggii A.Gray

Family:: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 132
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

Endpoint Studies

#1: sperm quality (reproduction) in goats

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Camp, Bennie J., Norvell, Michael J. Phenethylamine alkaloids of native range plants.. economic botany, 1966, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 274–8. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol; Soxhlet apparatus
Substance:

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

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

titration
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.016
Internal remarks:

total alkaloids in leaves

Endpoint study #1: Mellado, M., Pastor, F., Lopez, R., Rios, F. Relation between semen quality and rangeland diets of mixed-breed male goats . journal of arid environments, 2006, vol. 66, no. 4, p. 727–737. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.001. [DOI link]

Study relevance:

Animal (target species) health
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Type of toxicological test:

reproduction toxicity (CHD009TT)
Tested organism:

Goat (as animal) (A057P)
Sex:

Male
Route of exposure:

ORAL: FEED (OECD2230PL)
Control groups used:

no data
Endpoint measured:

Concentration level (CHD013EP)
Concentration unit:

Percent (G138A)
Effect concentration:

> 3.8
Critical effect:

REPRODUCTIVE (TOX05A)
Target tissue:

urogenital: Testes (TT050A)
Effect description:

higher proportion in diet (>3.8%) yielded less semen volume, decrease of sperm motility, increase in percentage of abnormal sperm, reduction of live sperms and increase of glucose and cholesterol in blood serum
Effect or parameter linked to the endpoint:

reproduction (CHD014BE)
Internal remarks:

sperm quality (reproduction) in goats