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Clerodendrum infortunatum

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 25 constituent measurements and 1 genotoxicity assay for Clerodendrum infortunatum. 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: Clerodendrum infortunatum L.

25Constituent measurements

1Safety records

8Cited sources

0Licensed products (Canada)

Also recorded as

Clerodendrum viscosum Vent.

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

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

Plant parts

Preparations

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
Acacetin 7-o-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside	Roots and other underground parts	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Acacetin 7-o-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside	Flower	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Leaves	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Clerodane-type diterpenes	Aerial part of plants	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Myrcene	Leaves	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Myrcene	Roots and other underground parts	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Leaves	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Sterols, total	Aerial part of plants	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Sterols, total	Leaves	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Tannins	Leaves	—	—	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Benzofuran	Leaves	Solvent extraction	3.52 Percent	GC-MS	No resolvable identifier
Benzoquinones	Flower	Essential oil	2.03 Percent	GC-MS	No resolvable identifier
Clerodane-type diterpenes	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	—	No resolvable identifier
Hydroxymethylfurfural	Leaves	Solvent extraction	7.11 Percent	GC-MS	No resolvable identifier
Quinones	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier

Genotoxicity testing

Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.

Outcome	Endpoint	Test	Tested organism	Metabolic activation	Source
Positive	—	micronucleus assay	House mouse (as animal)	—	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.

Nandi, Suranjana., Lyndem, Larisha Mawkhlieng. Clerodendrum viscosum: traditional uses, pharmacological activities and phytochemical constituents . Natural product research, 2016, vol. 30, no. 5, p. 497-506. DOI
Ray, S., Kundu, L. M., Goswami, S., Roy, G. C., Chatterjee, S., Dutta, S., Chaudhuri, A., Chakrabarti, C. S. Metaphase arrest and delay in cell cycle kinetics of root apical meristems and mouse bone marrow cells treated with leaf aqueous extract of Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. Cell proliferation, 2013, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 109-117.
Azad, A. K., Wan Azizi, W. S., Syafiq, T. M. F., Mahmood, S., Almoustafa, H. A., Labu, Z. K. Isolation, characterization and cytotoxic effect exploration of methanolic extract of local medicinal plant clerodendrumn viscosum vent. Australian journal of basic and applied sciences, 2013, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 641-647.
Kale, Anand., Maniyar, Yasmeen A. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract of clerodendrum infortunatum Linn-in rats. World journal of pharmaceutical research, 2015, vol. 4, no. 9, p. 942-952.
Sultana, Nasim., Akanda, Shafiqul Islam., Bhuiyan, Rauf Ahmed., Bagum, Shameem Ara., Kazi, M. Azizul Islam., Sharkar, Abdul Mannan. A neo-clerodane diterpenoid from Clerodendrum viscosum leaves. Bangladesh journal of scientific and industrial research, 2005, vol. 40(3-4), p. 337-341.
Florence, A.R., Joselin, J., Jeeva, S. Intra-specific variation of bioactive principles in select members of the genus Clerodendrum L. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research, 2012, vol. 4, no. 11, p. 4908-4914.
Panda, Pritipadma., Rath, Meera., Pal, Abhisek., Sharma, Tripti., Das, Debajyoti. GC-MS analysis of bioactive compounds in the methanol extract of Clerodendrum viscosum leaves. Pharmacognosy research, 2015, vol. 7, no. 1), 110-11, p. 4 pp.
Islam, Rafiquel., Rahman, Atiqur. A GC-MS study: Identification of the essential oil compositions of Clerodendrum viscosum vent flower. Journal of essential oil-bearing plants, 2015, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 1271-1274.

Boundary

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