Botanical species · safety record

Erica cinerea

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 3 constituent measurements for Erica cinerea. 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: Erica cinerea L.

3Constituent measurements
0Safety records
2Cited 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

  • 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid1
  • P-coumaric acid1
  • Scopoletin1

Plant parts

  • Live plants3

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction3

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
3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acidLive plantsSolvent extractionChromatographic testsNo resolvable identifier
P-coumaric acidLive plantsSolvent extractionChromatographic testsNo resolvable identifier
ScopoletinLive plantsSolvent extractionStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)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.

  1. Ballester, A., Vieitez, E. Growth-promoting substances isolated from Erica cinerea. Acta cientifica compostelana, 1971, p. 79-84.
  2. Vieitez, Ernesto., Ballester, Antonio. Phenolic and coumaric components in Erica cinerea. Anales del instituto botanico a. j. cavanilles, 1972, p. 129-142.

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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