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Decalepis hamiltonii

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 5 constituent measurements for Decalepis hamiltonii. 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: Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn.

5Constituent measurements
0Safety records
3Cited 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

  • Salicylates3
  • Saponins1
  • Tannins1

Plant parts

  • Roots and other underground parts4
  • Roots and other underground parts used as staple food1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction4
  • Essential oil1

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
SalicylatesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionChromatographic testsResolve DOI
SaponinsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionChromatographic testsResolve DOI
TanninsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionChromatographic testsResolve DOI
SalicylatesRoots and other underground parts used as staple foodEssential oil96.29 Percent AreaGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
SalicylatesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction91.29 Percent AreaGC-MSNo 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. Sreelekha, A., Jirovetz, L., Shafi, P. M. Comparative study of the essential oils from Hemidesmus indicus and decalepis hamiltonii. ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 2007, vol. 19, no. 6, p. 4942-4944.
  2. Murti, P.B.R., Seshadri, T.R. A study of the chemical components of the roots of Decalepis Hamiltonii (Makali Veru) - Part I. Chemical composition of the roots. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A, 1941, vol. 13, no. 3, p. 221-232. DOI
  3. Manickam, Devi., Periyasamy, Latha. GC-MS analysis of methanol extract of Decalepis hamiltonii root (Wight Arn). World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014, p. 983-989.

Boundary

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