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Alocasia macrorrhizos
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 1 constituent measurement and 2 adverse-effect records for Alocasia macrorrhizos. 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: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don
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
- Calcium oxalate1
Plant parts
- Roots and other underground parts2
- Aerial part of plants1
Effect types
- Digestive1
- Neurotoxicity1
Target tissues
- Neurologic1
- Stomach1
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.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium oxalate | Aerial part of plants | — | — | Microscopic detection | No resolvable identifier |
Recorded adverse effects
Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive | Stomach | Roots and other underground parts | — | Human (as organism) | Case report | No resolvable identifier |
| Neurotoxicity | Neurologic | Roots and other underground parts | — | Human (as organism) | Case report | 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.
- Saadi, Sk Md Abu Imam., Mondal, Amal Kumar. Comparative analysis of calcium oxalate crystals of three edible taxa in South West Bengal, India.. International Journal of Current Research, 2013, vol. 5, no. 3, p. 472-478, 7-None.
- Chan, T.Y.K., Chan, L.Y., Tam, L.S., Critchley, J.A.J.H. Neurotoxicity following the ingestion of a Chinese medicinal plant, Alocasia macrorrhiza. Human and experimental toxicology, 1995, vol. 14, no. 9, p. 727-728.
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A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.
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