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Cocos nucifera

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 1 constituent measurement and 1 genotoxicity assay for Cocos nucifera. 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: Cocos nucifera L.

1Constituent measurements
1Safety records
2Cited sources
496Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 496 licensed products naming Cocos nucifera 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

  • Dry
  • Fresh

Source material stated

  • Albumin (angiosperm seed)
  • Bos taurus (milk)
  • Coconut oil
  • Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera)
  • Coconut oil (freshly pressed)
  • Cocos nucifera
  • Cocos nucifera - Fruit
  • Cocos nucifera - Seed endosperm

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)1

Plant parts

  • Fruit unspecified1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction1

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)Fruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI

Genotoxicity testing

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

OutcomeEndpointTestTested organismMetabolic activationSource
Positive—bacterial reverse mutation assaySalmonella typhimurium (as organism)WithResolve DOI

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. Abudayyak, Mahmoud., Ozdemir Nath, Ebru., Ozhan, Gul. Toxic potentials of ten herbs commonly used for aphrodisiac effect in Turkey. TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2015, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 496-506. DOI
  2. Silva, L. C. R., Nunes-Pinheiro, D. C. S., Morais, S. M., Lopes-Neto, B. E., Santos, G. J. L., Campello, C. C. Toxicological evaluation and effect of ethyl acetate extract of the fiber of Cocos nucifera L. (Palmae) on inflammatory response in vivo . Revista brasileira de plantas medicinais, 2009, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 429-434. DOI

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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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