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Dioscorea alata
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 1 constituent measurement for Dioscorea alata. 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: Dioscorea alata L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 7 licensed products naming Dioscorea alata 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
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Cyanide1
Plant parts
- Roots and other underground parts1
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.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | 9.12 Milligram/kilogram | Unspecified | 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.
- Uhegbu, F. O., Akubugwo, E. I., Iweala, E. E. J. Effect of garri processing effluents waste water on the cyanide level of some root tubers commonly consumed in the South East of Nigeria. African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition and development, 2012, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 6748-6758.
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