EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Ambrosia peruviana Willd.

Family:: Asteraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 31
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: Camphor #2: Quinones #3: Tannins #4: Saponins #5: Coumarins #6: Alkaloids #7: Sesquiterpene lactones #8: Sesquiterpene lactones

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Yanez C, Carlos A., Rios, Nurby., Mora, Flor., Rojas, Luis., Diaz, Tulia., Velasco, Judith., Rios, Nahile., Melendez, Pablo. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Ambrosia peruviana Willd. from Venezuelan plains . revista peruana de biologia, 2011, vol. 18, no. 2, p. 149–151. .

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)
Additional substance description:

concentration reported is % in essential oil
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent Area (G139A)
Result type:

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

5
Internal remarks:

Camphor

Composition #2: Guauque, María del Pilar., Castaño, Jhon Carlos., Gómez, Milton. Detección de metabolitos secundarios en Ambrosia peruviana Willd y determinación de la actividad antibacteriana y antihelmíntica . infectio, 2010, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 186–194. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol, water
Substance:

Quinones (RF-00010832-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Quinones

Composition #3: Guauque, María del Pilar., Castaño, Jhon Carlos., Gómez, Milton. Detección de metabolitos secundarios en Ambrosia peruviana Willd y determinación de la actividad antibacteriana y antihelmíntica . infectio, 2010, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 186–194. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol, water
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

Composition #4: Guauque, María del Pilar., Castaño, Jhon Carlos., Gómez, Milton. Detección de metabolitos secundarios en Ambrosia peruviana Willd y determinación de la actividad antibacteriana y antihelmíntica . infectio, 2010, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 186–194. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol, water
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

Composition #5: Guauque, María del Pilar., Castaño, Jhon Carlos., Gómez, Milton. Detección de metabolitos secundarios en Ambrosia peruviana Willd y determinación de la actividad antibacteriana y antihelmíntica . infectio, 2010, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 186–194. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol, water
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Phytochemical screening (F604A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Coumarins

Composition #6: Guauque, María del Pilar., Castaño, Jhon Carlos., Gómez, Milton. Detección de metabolitos secundarios en Ambrosia peruviana Willd y determinación de la actividad antibacteriana y antihelmíntica . infectio, 2010, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 186–194. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

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

Composition #7: Aponte, Jose C., Yang, Han., Vaisberg, Abraham J., Castillo, Denis., Malaga, Edith., Verastegui, Manuela., Casson, Lavona K., Stivers, Nicole., Bates, Paula J., Rojas, Rosario., Fernandez, Irma., Lewis, Walter H., Sarasara, Cesar., Sauvain, Michel., Gilman, Robert H., Hammond, Gerald B. Cytotoxic and Anti-infective Sesquiterpenes Present in Plagiochila disticha (Plagiochilaceae) and Ambrosia peruviana (Asteraceae) . planta medica, 2010, vol. 76, no. 7, p. 705–707. DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1240681. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Ethanol
Substance:

Sesquiterpene lactones (RF-00004319-PAR)
Additional substance description:

damsin and confertin
Analytical method code:

Unspecified (F598A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Sesquiterpene lactones

Composition #8: GOLDSBY, G., BURKE, BA. SESQUITERPENE LACTONES AND A SESQUITERPENE DIOL FROM JAMAICAN AMBROSIA-PERUVIANA . phytochemistry, 1987, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 1059–1063. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82350-X. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

n-butanol, methanol, ethanol
Substance:

Sesquiterpene lactones (RF-00004319-PAR)
Additional substance description:

psilostachyins C and B, ambrosin and damsin.
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Sesquiterpene lactones