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Gossypium barbadense

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 4 constituent measurements for Gossypium barbadense. 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: Gossypium barbadense L.

4Constituent measurements
0Safety 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.

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Alkaloids1
  • Cyanogenic glycosides1
  • Phenolic compounds1
  • Saponins1

Plant parts

  • Leaves4

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction4

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
AlkaloidsLeavesSolvent extraction3.82 Milligram/100 gramNo resolvable identifier
Cyanogenic glycosidesLeavesSolvent extraction18.07 Milligram/100 gramNo resolvable identifier
Phenolic compoundsLeavesSolvent extraction5.94 Milligram/100 gramNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsLeavesSolvent extraction7.28 Milligram/100 gramNo 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. Muhammad, Z., Masanawa, A. A., Pyeng, A. K. Phytochemical and mineral analysis of methanolic extract of Gossypium barbadense L. (cotton leaves). Annals of experimental biology, 2014, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 11-15.

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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