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Carya illinoensis

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 9 constituent measurements for Carya illinoensis. 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: Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch

9Constituent measurements
0Safety records
3Cited 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

  • Juglone6
  • Naphthalene-1,4,5-triol1
  • Saponins1
  • Tannins1

Plant parts

  • Leaves4
  • Husk2
  • Unspecified2
  • Seed1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction4

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
JugloneLeaves≥ 0.058 Milligram/gramUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
JugloneLeaves≤ 0.55 Milligram/gramUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
JugloneSeed≤ 0.007 Milligram/gramUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
JugloneLeavesSolvent extraction1.462 Milligram/gramColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
JugloneHusk≥ 0.86 Milligram/gramUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
JugloneHusk≤ 2.94 Milligram/gramUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Naphthalene-1,4,5-triolLeavesSolvent extraction0.614 Milligram/gramColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsUnspecifiedSolvent extractionPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
TanninsUnspecifiedSolvent extractionPhytochemical screeningNo 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. Ruiz-Martinez, J., Ascacio, J. A., Rodriguez, R., Morales, D., Aguilar, C. N. Phytochemical screening of extracts from some Mexican plants used in traditional medicine. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS RESEARCH, 2011, vol. 5, no. 13, p. 2791-2797.
  2. Borazjani, A., Graves, C. H., Jr., Hedin, P. A. Occurrence of juglone in various tissues of pecan and related species. Phytopathology, 1985, p. 1419-1421.
  3. Hedin, P.A., Collum, D.H., Langhans, V.E., Graves, C.H. Distribution of juglone and related compounds in pecan and their effect on Fusicladium effusum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1980, vol. 28, no. 2, p. 340-342.

Boundary

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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