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Jatropha podagrica

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 17 constituent measurements and 2 genotoxicity assays for Jatropha podagrica. 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: Jatropha podagrica Hook.

17Constituent measurements

2Safety records

6Cited 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

Plant parts

Preparations

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	Stem / stalk	Solvent extraction	0.15 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Seed	Solvent extraction	0.18 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	0.26 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	0.33 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Diterpene ketones	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)	Resolve DOI
Japodagrin	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Japodagrone	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Seed	Solvent extraction	2.44 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Stem / stalk	Solvent extraction	2.77 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	3.15 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	3.25 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Tannins	Stem / stalk	Solvent extraction	1.21 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Tannins	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	2.73 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Tannins	Seed	Solvent extraction	3.89 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Tannins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	6.79 Percent	Phytochemical screening	Resolve DOI
Coumarins	Bark	Solvent extraction	—	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)	No resolvable identifier
Phorbol esters	Seed	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	No resolvable identifier

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	—	other	Other	—	No resolvable identifier
Positive	—	other	House mouse (as animal)	—	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.

Ilham, M., Yaday, M., Norhanom, A. W. Tumor promoting activity of plants used in Malaysian traditional medicine. Natural product sciences, 1995, p. 31-42.
Alyelaagbe, Olapeju O., Adesogan, Kayode., Ekundayo, Olusegun., Gloer, James B. Antibacterial diterpenoids from Jatropha podagrica hook. Phytochemistry, 2007, vol. 68, no. 19, p. 2420-2425. DOI
Adolf, W., Opferkuch, H. J., Hecker, E. Irritant phorbol derivatives from Jatropha species. Phytochemistry (Elsevier), 1984, p. 129-132.
Rumzhum, N.N., Sohrab, M.H., Al-Mansur, M.A., Rahman, M.S., Hasan, C.M., Rashid, M.A. Secondary metabolites from Jatropha podagrica hook. Journal of physical science, 2012, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 29-37.
Liu, Wei-Wei., Zhang, Yu., Yuan, Chun-Mao., Yu, Chun., Ding, Jia-Ying., Li, Xiao-Xiao., Hao, Xiao-Jiang., Wang, Qing., Li, Shun-Lin. Japodagricanones A and B, novel diterpenoids from Jatropha podagrica. FITOTERAPIA, 2014, vol. 98, p. 156-159. DOI
Nwokocha., Blessing, A., Agbagwa, I.O., Okoli, B.E. Comparative phytochemical screening of Jatropha L. Species in the Niger Delta. Research journal of phytochemistry, 2011, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 107-114. 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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