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Cistus x

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 7 constituent measurements for Cistus x. 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: Cistus x incanus L.

7Constituent 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

  • Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)3
  • Tannins2
  • Gallic acid1
  • Gallocatechin1

Plant parts

  • Leaves4
  • Aerial part of plants3

Preparations

  • Drying (dehydration)4
  • Solvent extraction3

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
Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)LeavesDrying (dehydration)≥ 14.8 Milligram/gramResolve DOI
Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)LeavesDrying (dehydration)≤ 283.3 Milligram/gramResolve DOI
TanninsLeavesDrying (dehydration)≥ 27.3 Milligram/gramResolve DOI
TanninsLeavesDrying (dehydration)≤ 38.1 Milligram/gramResolve DOI
Gallic acidAerial part of plantsSolvent extractionHPLC-DADNo resolvable identifier
GallocatechinAerial part of plantsSolvent extractionHPLC-DADNo resolvable identifier
Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)Aerial part of plantsSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)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.

  1. Mansoor K A., Awad R., Matalka K Z., Qa'dan F S., Schmidt M. Two new proanthocyanidin trimers isolated from Cistus incanus L. demonstrate potent anti-inflammatory activity and selectivity to cyclooxygenase isoenzymes inhibition. Natural product research, 2015, p. 1-8.
  2. Santagati, Natale Alfredo., Salerno, Loredana., Attaguile, Giuseppina., Savoca, Francesca., Ronsisvalle, Giuseppe. Simultaneous determination of catechins, rutin, and gallic acid in Cistus species extracts by HPLC with diode array detection. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SCIENCE, 2008, vol. 46, no. 2, p. 150-156.
  3. Khazaal, KA., Parissi, Z., Tsiouvaras, C., Nastis, A., Orskov, ER. Assessment of phenolics-related antinutritive levels using the in vitro gas production technique: A comparison between different types of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone or polyethylene glycol . Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 1996, vol. 71, no. 4, p. 405-414. DOI

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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