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Achillea ptarmica

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 12 constituent measurements for Achillea ptarmica. 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: Achillea ptarmica L.

12Constituent measurements
0Safety records
5Cited sources
0Licensed products (Canada)

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

  • Polyynes3
  • 1,8-cineole2
  • Alpha-thujone2
  • Camphor2
  • Asarinin1
  • Guaianolides1
  • Polyacetylene derivatives1

Plant parts

  • Aerial part of plants4
  • Flower4
  • Roots and other underground parts2
  • Leaves1
  • Live plants1

Preparations

  • Essential oil6
  • Solvent extraction6

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
1,8-cineoleAerial part of plantsEssential oil≥ 0.25 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
1,8-cineoleAerial part of plantsEssential oil≤ 6.63 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
Alpha-thujoneFlowerEssential oil≥ 2.1 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
Alpha-thujoneFlowerEssential oil≤ 2.14 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
AsarininLive plantsSolvent extraction—HPLC with standard detection methodsResolve DOI
CamphorAerial part of plantsEssential oil≥ 0.62 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
CamphorAerial part of plantsEssential oil≤ 2.88 Percent/sampleGC-MSResolve DOI
GuaianolidesLeavesSolvent extraction—UnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Polyacetylene derivativesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
PolyynesFlowerSolvent extraction—Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)No resolvable identifier
PolyynesFlowerSolvent extraction—Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)No resolvable identifier
PolyynesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction—Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)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. KUROPKA, G., NEUGEBAUER, M., GLOMBITZA, KW. ESSENTIAL OILS OF ACHILLEA-PTARMICA. Planta medica, 1991, vol. 57, no. 5, p. 492-494. DOI
  2. Kuropka, G., Glombitza, K W. Further Polyenic and Polyynic Carboxamides and Sesamin from Achillea ptarmica. . Planta medica, 1987, vol. 53, no. 5, p. 440-2. DOI
  3. Bohlmann, Ferdinand., Jastrow, Horst. Polyacetylene compounds. XL. The polyynes from the genus Achillea.. Chemische berichte, 1962, vol. 95, p. 1742-7.
  4. Bohlmann, Ferdinand., Arndt, Christian., Bornowski, Hans., Jastrow, Horst., Kleine, Kaethe Marie. Polyacetylenic compounds. XXXVIII. New polyynes from the tribe Anthemideae.. Zzz, 1962, vol. 95, p. 1320-7.
  5. Ruecker, G., Manns, D., Breuer, J. Trans-Pinocarveyl hydroperoxide from Achillea ptarmica. Planta medica, 1994, vol. 60, no. 2, p. 194-194.

Boundary

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