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Amomum verum
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 6 constituent measurements for Amomum verum. 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: Amomum verum Blackw.
Also recorded as
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
- 1,8-cineole4
- Diterpene lactones1
- Labdane diterpenes1
Plant parts
- Fruit unspecified4
- Seed2
Preparations
- Essential oil4
- Solvent extraction2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-cineole | Fruit unspecified | Essential oil | 68.42 Percent Area | GC-MS | Resolve DOI |
| 1,8-cineole | Fruit unspecified | Essential oil | 50.1 Percent Area | GC-MS | Resolve DOI |
| 1,8-cineole | Seed | Essential oil | 70.86 Percent | Gaschromatography (GC) | Resolve DOI |
| 1,8-cineole | Seed | Essential oil | 71.65 Percent | Gaschromatography (GC) | Resolve DOI |
| Diterpene lactones | Fruit unspecified | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Labdane diterpenes | Fruit unspecified | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
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.
- Yin, Hong., Luo, Jian-Guang., Kong, Ling-Yi. Tetracyclic diterpenoids with isomerized isospongian skeleton and labdane diterpenoids from the fruits of Amomum kravanh.. Journal of Natural Products, 2013, vol. 76, no. 2, p. 237-242. DOI
- Diao, Wen-Rui., Zhang, Liang-Liang., Feng, Sai-Sai., Xu, Jian-Guo. Chemical composition, antibacterial activity, and mechanism of action of the essential oil from Amomum kravanh.. Journal of Food Protection, 2014, vol. 77, no. 10, p. 1740-1746. DOI
- Feng, Xue., Jiang, Zi-Tao., Wang, Ying., Li, Rong. Composition comparison of essential oils extracted by hydro distillation and microwave-assisted hydrodistillation from Amomum kravanh and Amomum compactum.. Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants, 2011, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 354-359. DOI
- Yothipitak, Wipawee., Goto, Motonobu., Tonanon, Nattanporn., Boonnoun, Panatpong., Shotipruk, Artiwan. Response Surface Methodology to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Essential Oil from Amomum krervanh Pierre.. Separation Science and Technology, 2009, vol. 44, no. 16, p. 3923-3936. DOI
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