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Ceiba pentandra
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 4 constituent measurements and 2 adverse-effect records for Ceiba pentandra. 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: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
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
- Isoflavones1
- Malvalic acid1
- Sterculic acid1
- Tannins1
Plant parts
- Seed4
- Bark1
- Leaves1
Preparations
- Drying (dehydration)2
- Solvent extraction2
Effect types
- Hepatotoxicity1
- Systemic1
Target tissues
- Liver1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isoflavones | Bark | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Malvalic acid | Seed | Drying (dehydration) | 7.5 Percent | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Sterculic acid | Seed | Drying (dehydration) | 3.1 Percent | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Tannins | Leaves | Solvent extraction | 108 Gram/kilogram | Unspecified | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatotoxicity | Liver | Seed | — | Rat (as animal) | Short-term toxicity | No resolvable identifier |
| Systemic | — | Seed | — | Gallus gallus (chicken) (as animal) | Short-term toxicity | 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.
- Kadirvel, R., Natanam, R., Udayasurian, K. Use of kapok as a poultry feed. Poultry Science, 1986, p. 2363-2365.
- Mondal, B. Physicochemical characteristics, fatty acid composition and nutritional evaluation of four minor oils. Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences, 2015, p. 301-305.
- Ueda, H., Kaneda, N., Kawanishi, K., Alves, SM., Moriyasu, M. A new isoflavone glycoside from Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertner. CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN, 2002, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 403-404. DOI
- Kongmanila, D., Ledin, I. Chemical composition of some tropical foliage species and their intake and digestibility by goats. Asian-australasian journal of animal sciences, 2009, vol. 22, no. 6, p. 803-811.
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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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