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Cucumis sativus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 14 constituent measurements for Cucumis sativus. 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: Cucumis sativus L.

14Constituent measurements
0Safety records
5Cited sources
35Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 35 licensed products naming Cucumis sativus 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

  • Cucumis sativus - fruit
  • Fruit
  • Seed(s)

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Genistein4
  • Lariciresinol2
  • Nitrate2
  • Pinoresinol2
  • Secoisolarisiresinol2
  • Melatonin1
  • Tryptamine1

Plant parts

  • Fruit unspecified12
  • Fruit peel2

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction12
  • Thermal treatment (heating for preservation)2

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
MelatoninFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction12.8 Microgram/gramStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
TryptamineFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction12.8 MicrogramStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
GenisteinFruit peelSolvent extraction2.4 Microgram/kilogramGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
GenisteinFruit peelSolvent extraction62 Microgram/kilogramGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
GenisteinFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction2.9 Microgram/kilogramGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
GenisteinFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction77 Microgram/kilogramGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
LariciresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction1 Microgram/100 gramGaschromatography (GC)No resolvable identifier
LariciresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction59 Microgram/100 gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
NitrateFruit unspecifiedThermal treatment (heating for preservation)≤ 1236 Milligram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
NitrateFruit unspecifiedThermal treatment (heating for preservation)≥ 30 Milligram/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
PinoresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction1 Microgram/100 gramGaschromatography (GC)No resolvable identifier
PinoresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction1 Microgram/100 gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
SecoisolarisiresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction8 Microgram/100 gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
SecoisolarisiresinolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction2 Microgram/100 gramGaschromatography (GC)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. Badria, Farid A. Melatonin, serotonin, and tryptamine in some Egyptian food and medicinal plants. Journal of medicinal food, 2002, vol. 5, no. 3, p. 153-157. DOI
  2. Milder, Ivon E. J., Arts, Ilja C. W., van de Putte, Betty., Venema, Dini P., Hollman, Peter C. H. Lignan contents of Dutch plant foods: A database including lariciresinol, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol. British journal of nutrition, 2005, vol. 93, no. 3, p. 393-402.
  3. Penalvo, Jose L., Haajanen, Kati M., Botting, Nigel., Adlercreutz, Herman. Quantification of Lignans in Food Using Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2005, vol. 53, no. 24, p. 9342-9347.
  4. Tamme, T., Reinik, M., Roasto, M., Juhkam, K., Tenno, T., Kiis, A. Nitrates and nitrites in vegetables and vegetable-based products and their intakes by the Estonian population. Food additives & contaminants, 2006, vol. 23, no. 4, p. 355-361.
  5. Liggins, J., Bluck, L. J. C., Runswick, S., Atkinson, C., Coward, W. A., Bingham, S. A. Daidzein and genistein contents of vegetables. British journal of nutrition, 2000, vol. 84, no. 5, p. 717-725.

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