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Equisetum arvense
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 2 constituent measurements and 1 genotoxicity assay for Equisetum arvense. 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: Equisetum arvense L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 445 licensed products naming Equisetum arvense 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
- Saponins1
- Tannins1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saponins | — | — | — | Phytochemical screening | Resolve DOI |
| Tannins | — | — | — | Phytochemical screening | Resolve DOI |
Genotoxicity testing
Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.
| Outcome | Endpoint | Test | Tested organism | Metabolic activation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | DNA damage and/or repair | micronucleus assay | Human (as organism) | Not applicable | 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.
- Ortega Garcia, Juan A., Angulo, Mario G., Sobrino-Najul, Elias J., Soldin, Offie P., Mira, Alberto Puche., Martinez-Salcedo, Eduardo., Claudio, Luz. Prenatal exposure of a girl with autism spectrum disorder to 'horsetail' (Equisetum arvense) herbal remedy and alcohol: a case report. . Journal of medical case reports, 2011, vol. 5, p. 129-129. DOI
- Milovanovic, Vesna., Radulovic, Niko., Todorovic, Zoran., Stankovic, Miroslava., Stojanovic, Gordana. Antioxidant, antimicrobial and genotoxicity screening of hydro-alcoholic extracts of five serbian Equisetum species . Plant foods for human nutrition, 2007, vol. 62, no. 3, p. 113-119. DOI
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