EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Achillea nana L.

Family:: Compositae (Asteraceae)
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 9
Number of processed references:: 1

Compositions

#1: camphor #2: pinocarvone #3: 1,8-cineole #4: methylisoeugenol #5: trans-isoeugenol #6: cis-isoeugenol

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

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

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result type:

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

0.11
Internal remarks:

camphor

Composition #2: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

pinocarvone (RF-00003547-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

0.28
Internal remarks:

pinocarvone

Composition #3: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

3.76
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #4: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

methylisoeugenol (RF-00003493-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result type:

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

0.27
Internal remarks:

methylisoeugenol

Composition #5: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

Isoeugenol (RF-00002916-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Trans-isoeugenol
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

21.60
Internal remarks:

trans-isoeugenol

Composition #6: Maffei, Massimo., Chialva, Franco., Codignola, Arnaldo. Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species.. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1989, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 57–64. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1989.9697751. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

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

steam destilation, modified Clevenger apparatus
Substance:

cis-isoeugenol (RF-00011225-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID (F040A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result type:

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

16.44
Internal remarks:

cis-isoeugenol