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Corynocarpus laevigatus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 14 constituent measurements and 2 adverse-effect records for Corynocarpus laevigatus. 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: Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

14Constituent measurements
2Safety records
5Cited 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

  • 3-nitropropionic acid4
  • Karakin3
  • Corynocarpin2
  • Hiptagin2
  • Cibarian1
  • Corollin1
  • Coronarian1

Plant parts

  • Seed12
  • Fruit unspecified2
  • Fruit peel1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction9

Effect types

  • Neurotoxicity2

Target tissues

  • Neurologic: central nervous system2

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
3-nitropropionic acidSeedSolvent extraction≤ 138.62 Gram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
3-nitropropionic acidSeedSolvent extraction≥ 50.25 Gram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
3-nitropropionic acidFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction18.57 Gram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
3-nitropropionic acidFruit peelSolvent extraction4.38 Gram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
CorollinSeedResolve DOI
CorynocarpinSeedResolve DOI
HiptaginSeedResolve DOI
KarakinFruit unspecifiedResolve DOI
CibarianSeedSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
CoronarianSeedSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
CorynocarpinSeedSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
HiptaginSeedSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
KarakinSeedSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
KarakinSeedNo resolvable identifier

Recorded adverse effects

Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.

EffectTarget tissuePlant partPreparationTest organismTest typeSource
NeurotoxicityNeurologic: central nervous systemSeedBird (as animal)Case reportResolve DOI
NeurotoxicityNeurologic: central nervous systemHuman (as organism)Case reportNo 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. MacAskill, J. J., Manley-Harris, M., Field, Richard J. Quantification of nitropropanoyl glucosides in karaka nuts before and after treatment. FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2015, vol. 175, p. 543-548. DOI
  2. MAJAK, W., BENN, M. ADDITIONAL ESTERS OF 3-NITROPROPANOIC ACID AND GLUCOSE FROM FRUIT OF THE NEW-ZEALAND KARAKA TREE, CORYNOCARPUS-LAEVIGATUS. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1994, vol. 35, no. 4, p. 901-903.
  3. Shaw, Stephanie D., Billing, Tony. Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) toxicosis in North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).. Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice, 2006, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 545-549. DOI
  4. Anderson, RC., Majak, W., Rassmussen, MA., Callaway, TR., Beier, RC., Nisbet, DJ., Allison, MJ. Toxicity and metabolism of the conjugates of 3-nitropropanol and 3-nitropropionic acid in forages poisonous to livestock. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 2005, vol. 53, no. 6, p. 2344-2350. DOI
  5. Slaughter, Robin J., Beasley, D Michael G., Lambie, Bruce S., Wilkins, Gerard T., Schep, Leo J. Poisonous plants in New Zealand: a review of those that are most commonly enquired about to the National Poisons Centre.. The New Zealand medical journal, 2012, vol. 125, no. 1367, p. 87-118.

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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