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Cymbopogon schoenanthus
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 19 constituent measurements for Cymbopogon schoenanthus. 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: Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng.
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
- P-menth-1-en-3-one7
- Fenchone2
- Alkaloids1
- Camphor1
- Cardiac glycosides1
- Carvone1
- Carvotanacetone1
- Dehydro-1,8-cineole1
- Dillapiole1
- Saponin glycosides1
Plant parts
- Leaves10
- Aerial part of plants6
- Unspecified3
Preparations
- Essential oil12
- Solvent extraction6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Camphor | Leaves | Essential oil | — | GC-FID | No resolvable identifier |
| Cardiac glycosides | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Carvone | Leaves | Essential oil | — | GC-FID | No resolvable identifier |
| Carvotanacetone | Leaves | Essential oil | 0.4 Percent/sample | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Dehydro-1,8-cineole | Leaves | Essential oil | 0.1 Percent/sample | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Dillapiole | Leaves | Essential oil | — | GC-FID | No resolvable identifier |
| Fenchone | Leaves | Essential oil | — | GC-FID | No resolvable identifier |
| Fenchone | Leaves | Essential oil | 0.1 Percent/sample | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Unspecified | Essential oil | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Leaves | Essential oil | — | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Leaves | Essential oil | — | GC-FID | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Unspecified | Essential oil | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Unspecified | — | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Leaves | Essential oil | 68.4 Percent/sample | Gaschromatography (GC) | No resolvable identifier |
| P-menth-1-en-3-one | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| Saponin glycosides | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Saponins | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Tannins | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | 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.
- Shahi, Ashok Kumar., Tava, Aldo. Essential oil composition of three Cymbopogon species of Indian Thar desert. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1993, vol. 5, no. 6, p. 639-643.
- Amina, R. M., Aliero, B. L., Gumi, A. M. Phytochemical screening and oil yield of a potential herb, camel grass (Cymbopogon schoenanthus spreng.). Central European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2013, p. 15-19.
- Shahi, A. K., Sen, David N. The composition of essential oil from Cymbopogon species of the Great Indian Thar desert. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 1994, p. 441-442.
- Yent�ma, O., Alioune, O., Dorosso, S.A. Chemical composition and physical characteristics of the essential oil of Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng of Burkina Faso. Journal of Applied Sciences, 2007, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 503-506.
- Koumaglo, H. K., Dotse, K., Glitho, I. A., Garneau, F. X., Moudachirou, M., Addae-Mensah, I. Essential oils of Cymbopogon schoenanthus and Lippia multiflora from Togo. Rivista Italiana EPPOS, 1996, p. 680-691.
- Dawidar, A. M., Esmirly, S. T., Abdel-Mogib, M. Sesquiterpenes from Cymbopogon schaenanthus L. Pharmazie, 1990, p. 296-297.
- Bothon, F. T. D., Gnanvossou, D., Noudogbessi, J. P., Hanna, R., Sohounhloue, D. Bactrocera cucurbitae response to four Cymbopogon species essential oils. Journal of Natural Products (Gorakhpur, India), 2013, p. 147-155.
- Alqasoumi, Saleh I., El Tahir, Kamal E. H., Abdel-Kader, Maged S. Phytochemical study of Cymbopogon proximus guided by hypotensive effect in rats. Alexandria Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2009, p. 91-96.
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