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Genipa americana

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 6 constituent measurements for Genipa americana. 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: Genipa americana L.

6Constituent measurements
0Safety records
3Cited 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

  • Coumarins1
  • Furan derivatives1
  • Furfural1
  • Phytic acid1
  • Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)1
  • Saponins1

Plant parts

  • Fruit unspecified6

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
Phytic acidFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction0.1 Milligram/100 gramColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryResolve DOI
CoumarinsFruit unspecifiedPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
Furan derivativesFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction2.5 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
FurfuralFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction2.2 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
Proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)Fruit unspecifiedPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsFruit unspecifiedPhytochemical screeningNo 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. Borges, ES., Rezende, CM. Main aroma constituents of genipap (Genipa americana L.) and bacuri (Platonia insignis M.) . Journal of essential oil research, 2000, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 71-74.
  2. Pizzani, Pablo., Matute, Irana., Martino, Giovanna., Arias, Adelis., Godoy, Susmira., Pereira, Luis., Palma, Jos�., Rengifo, Mercedes. Composici�n Fitoqu�mica y Nutricional de Algunos Frutos de �rboles de Inter�s Forrajero de Los Llanos Centrales de Venezuela . Revista de la facultad de ciencias veterinarias, 2006, vol. 47, no. 2, p. 105-113.
  3. Marin, Alinne M. F., Siqueira, Egle M. A., Arruda, Sandra F. Minerals, phytic acid and tannin contents of 18 fruits from the Brazilian savanna . International journal of food sciences and nutrition, 2009, vol. 60, p. 177-187. 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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