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Euphorbia tithymaloides
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 5 constituent measurements for Euphorbia tithymaloides. 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: Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
Also recorded as
Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.
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
- Alkaloids1
- Cardenolides1
- Lectins1
- Rescinnamine1
- Scoparone1
Plant parts
- Aerial part of plants2
- Unspecified2
- Leaves1
Preparations
- Latex1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Unspecified | — | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Cardenolides | Unspecified | — | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Lectins | Aerial part of plants | Latex | — | Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) | No resolvable identifier |
| Rescinnamine | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Scoparone | Aerial part of plants | — | — | Mass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without 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.
- Kothale, K. V., Rothe, S. P., Pawade, P. N. Phytochemical screening of some Euphorbiaceae members. Journal of Phytology, 2011, p. 60-62.
- Trang, Vu Minh., Hien, Pham Thu., Nam, Vu Hoang., Son, Phan Tong., Giang, Phan Minh. Triterpenoids and phenolic compounds from Euphorbia tithymaloides L. (Euphorbiaceae). Tap chi hoa hoc, 2014, p. 186-189.
- Udaya Prakash, N.K., Balamurugan, A., Sripriya, N., Ashwin Karthick, N., Pujitha Lakshmi, R., Bhuvaneswari, S. In-silico evaluation of relative compound toxicity of Pedilanthus tithymaloides against Pimephales promelas. Der Pharma Chemica, 2014, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 105-110.
- Seshagirirao, K. Purification and partial characterization of a lectin from Pedilanthus tithymaloides latex . Biochemical archives, 1995, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 197-201.
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