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Cestrum nocturnum

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 20 constituent measurements for Cestrum nocturnum. 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: Cestrum nocturnum L.

20Constituent measurements
0Safety records
8Cited 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

  • Steroidal spirostane saponins3
  • Hyoscyamine2
  • Nicotine2
  • Scopolamine2
  • 1,8-cineole1
  • Alkaloids1
  • Atropine1
  • Benzaldehyde1
  • Coumarins1
  • Eugenol1

Plant parts

  • Aerial part of plants12
  • Flower4
  • Leaves4

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction7
  • Essential oil4

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
CoumarinsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
SaponinsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
Steroidal glycosidesLeavesSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
Steroidal saponinsLeavesSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
Steroidal spirostane saponinsLeavesSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
TanninsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
1,8-cineoleFlowerEssential oil1.4 Percent AreaGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
AlkaloidsLeavesSolvent extraction—Gelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)No resolvable identifier
AtropineAerial part of plants—0.1 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
BenzaldehydeFlowerEssential oil2.5 Percent AreaGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
EugenolFlowerEssential oil1.3 Percent AreaGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
HyoscyamineAerial part of plants—≤ 0.09 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
HyoscyamineAerial part of plants—≥ 0.07 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
MyrceneFlowerEssential oil3.9 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
NicotineAerial part of plants—≤ 0.45 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
NicotineAerial part of plants—≥ 0.1 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
ScopolamineAerial part of plants—≤ 0.5 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
ScopolamineAerial part of plants—≥ 0.3 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Steroidal spirostane saponinsAerial part of plants—≤ 0.9 PercentUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Steroidal spirostane saponinsAerial part of plants—≥ 0.07 PercentUnspecifiedNo 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. Cuartas B., Yamileth., Casta�o R., Elmer. DESCRIPCI�N BOT�NICA Y FITOQU�MICA DEL JAZM�N DE NOCHE (Cestrum nocturnum L.) . Bolet�n cient�fico. centro de museos. museo de historia natural, 2008, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 17-23.
  2. Buchbauer, Gerhard., Jirovetz, Leopold., Kaul, Vijay K. Volatiles of the absolute of Cestrum nocturnum L.. Journal of essential oil research, 1995, p. 5-9.
  3. HARLIM, AF., COLLINS, RP., BERIGARI, MS. ALKALOIDS PRODUCED BY CESTRUM-NOCTURNUM AND CESTRUM-DIURNUM. Planta medica, 1971, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 44-+.
  4. Mimaki, Y., Watanabe, K., Sakagami, H., Sashida, Y. Steroidal glycosides from the leaves of Cestrum nocturnum. Journal of natural products, 2002, vol. 65, no. 12, p. 1863-1868. DOI
  5. Rashed, Khaled., Meng-Ting, Luo., Xing-Jie, Zhang., Zheng, Yong-Tang. EVALUATION OF ANTI-HIV-1 ACTIVITY FROM CESTRUM NOCTURNUM AERIAL PARTS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS . Figshare, 2013, vol. 1 . DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.Figshare.710587. DOI
  6. Nickavar, Bahman., Sormaghi, Mohammadhosein Salehi., Mohandesi, Sepideh. Steam Volatiles of Cestrum nocturnum Flowers. Journal of essential oil bearing plants, 2009, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 181-184.
  7. Mimaki, Y., Watanabe, K., Ando, Y., Sakuma, C., Sashida, Y., Furuya, S., Sakagami, H. Flavonol glycosides and steroidal saponins from the leaves of Cestrum nocturnum and their cytotoxicity . Journal of natural products, 2001, vol. 64, no. 1, p. 17-22. DOI
  8. AHMAD, VU., BAQAI, FT., FATIMA, I., AHMAD, R. A SPIROSTANOL GLYCOSIDE FROM CESTRUM-NOCTURNUM. Phytochemistry, 1991, vol. 30, no. 9, p. 3057-3061. DOI

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