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Cichorium endivia
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 4 constituent measurements for Cichorium endivia. 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: Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lamarck
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
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 1 licensed products naming Cichorium endivia as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Extract types on licence
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Coumarins1
- Esculetin1
- Scopolin1
- Sesquiterpene lactones1
Plant parts
- Leaves3
- Roots and other underground parts1
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.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coumarins | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | No resolvable identifier |
| Esculetin | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | No resolvable identifier |
| Scopolin | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | No resolvable identifier |
| Sesquiterpene lactones | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | 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.
- Seto, Mamoru., Miyase, Toshio., Umehara, Kaoru., Ueno, Akira., Hirano, Yutaka., Otani, Norio. Sesquiterpene lactones from Cichorium endivia L. and C. intybus L. and cytotoxic activity. Chemical pharmaceutical bulletin, 1988, p. 2423-2429.
- Khalil, H.E., Kamel, M.S. Phytochemical and biological studies of Cichorium endivia L. leaves. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research, 2015, vol. 7, no. 8, p. 509-513.
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