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Abrus pulchellus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 14 constituent measurements for Abrus pulchellus. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.

Accepted name in source: Abrus pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis (Hance) Verdc.

14Constituent measurements
0Safety records
7Cited sources
0Licensed products (Canada)

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Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.

Regulatory presence

No Health Canada licensed natural health product in the snapshot names this species as a medicinal ingredient under this exact binomial. Absence here means absence from this one register under this one name, not absence from trade, and not a safety verdict.

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Saponins4
  • Triterpene saponins2
  • Abrin1
  • Alkaloids1
  • Chrysophanol1
  • Formononetin1
  • Isoquercitrin1
  • L-hypaphorine1
  • Physcion1
  • Trigonelline1

Plant parts

  • Live plants8
  • Unspecified3
  • Leaves1
  • Roots and other underground parts1
  • Stem1
  • stalk1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction14

Recorded constituents

What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.

SubstancePlant partPreparationConcentrationAnalytical methodSource
AbrinLive plantsSolvent extraction90.19 Microgram/gramUHPLC-MS-MSResolve DOI
AlkaloidsLive plantsSolvent extraction0.082 PercentStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
ChrysophanolUnspecifiedSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
FormononetinLive plantsSolvent extraction6.55 Microgram/gramUHPLC-MS-MSResolve DOI
IsoquercitrinLive plantsSolvent extraction28.66 Microgram/gramUHPLC-MS-MSResolve DOI
L-hypaphorineLive plantsSolvent extraction66.75 Microgram/gramUHPLC-MS-MSResolve DOI
PhyscionUnspecifiedSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
TrigonellineLive plantsSolvent extraction337.31 Microgram/gramUHPLC-MS-MSResolve DOI
Triterpene saponinsLive plantsSolvent extraction—UnspecifiedResolve DOI
SaponinsStem / stalkSolvent extraction0.599 PercentColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.817 PercentColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsLeavesSolvent extraction0.939 PercentColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsUnspecifiedSolvent extraction1.43 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Triterpene saponinsLive plantsSolvent extraction—High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier

Cited sources

The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.

  1. Yan, Wenying., Han, Qingjie., Guo, Panpan., Wang, Chunying., Zhang, Zijian. Simultaneous detection of flavonoids, phenolic acids and alkaloids in abri herba and abri mollis herba using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry . Phytochemical analysis, 2016, vol. 27, no. 1, p. 50-56. DOI
  2. Yang, Z., Zhang, D., Ren, J., Yang, M., Li, S. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of the total alkaloid from traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treating Alzheimer's disease. Medicinal chemistry research, 2012, vol. 21, no. 6, p. 734-738. DOI
  3. WONG, SM., CHIANG, TC., CHANG, HM. HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONES FROM ABRUS-CANTONIENSIS. Planta medica, 1982, vol. 46, no. 3, p. 191-192. DOI
  4. Hu, Yan., Zhang, Zhixin., Zhang, Tie., Luo, Yongming. Comparison of the content of total saponins in different parts between Abrus cantoniensis and Abrus mollis.. Shizhen guoyi guoyao, 2008, vol. 19, no. 10, p. 2421-2422.
  5. Liao, Chun-yan., Huang, Min., Huang, Yao., Huang, Li-dan. Ultrasonic-assisted extraction process of total saponins from Abrus cantoniensis.. Beifang yuanyi, 2013, no. 3, p. 161-163.
  6. Miyao, H., Sakai, Y., Takeshita, T., Kinjo, J., Nohara, T. Triterpene saponins from Abrus cantoniensis (Leguminosae) .1. Isolation and characterization of four new saponins and a new sapogenol . Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1996, vol. 44, no. 6, p. 1222-1227.
  7. Miyao, H., Arao, T., Udayama, M., Kinjo, J., Nohara, T. Kaikasaponin III and soyasaponin I, major triterpene saponins of Abrus cantoniensis, act on GOT and GPT: Influence on transaminase elevation of rat liver cells concomitantly exposed to CCl4 for one hour . Planta medica, 1998, vol. 64, no. 1, p. 5-7. DOI

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