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Echinodorus macrophyllus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 4 genotoxicity assays for Echinodorus macrophyllus. 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: Echinodorus macrophyllus (Kunth) Micheli

0Constituent measurements
4Safety records
1Cited 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.

Genotoxicity testing

Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.

OutcomeEndpointTestTested organismMetabolic activationSource
Positivegene mutationbacterial gene mutation assayEscherichia coli (as organism)Resolve DOI
Positivegene mutationbacterial reverse mutation assayEscherichia coli (as organism)Resolve DOI
Positivegene mutationbacterial reverse mutation assayEscherichia coli (as organism)Resolve DOI
Positivegene mutationbacterial reverse mutation assaySalmonella typhimurium (as organism)Resolve DOI

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. Vidal, Leonardo S., Alves, Adriana M., Kuster, Ricardo M., Lage, Claudia., Leitao, Alvaro C. Genotoxicity and mutagenicity of Echinodorus macrophyllus (chapeu-de-couro) extracts. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2010, vol. 33, no. 3, p. 549-557. DOI

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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