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Centaurea calcitrapa
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 9 constituent measurements for Centaurea calcitrapa. 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: Centaurea calcitrapa L.
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
- Arctigenin2
- Sesquiterpene lactones2
- Cnicin1
- Furan derivatives1
- Matairesinol1
- Melitensin1
- Pinoresinol1
Plant parts
- Aerial part of plants9
Preparations
- Solvent extraction7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctigenin | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Cnicin | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Furan derivatives | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Melitensin | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Pinoresinol | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Sesquiterpene lactones | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Sesquiterpene lactones | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Arctigenin | Aerial part of plants | — | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| Matairesinol | Aerial part of plants | — | — | — | 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.
- Dawidar, A. M., Metwally, M. A., Abou-Elzahab, M., Abdel-Mogib, M. Chemical constituents of two Centaurea species. Pharmazie, 1989, p. 735-736.
- MARCO, JA., SANZ, JF., SANCENON, F., SUSANNA, A., RUSTAIYAN, A., SABERI, M. SESQUITERPENE LACTONES AND LIGNANS FROM CENTAUREA SPECIES. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1992, vol. 31, no. 10, p. 3527-3530. DOI
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