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Joannesia princeps

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 15 constituent measurements and 2 adverse-effect records for Joannesia princeps. 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: Joannesia princeps Vell.

15Constituent measurements
2Safety records
5Cited 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

  • Diterpenes2
  • 3,3'-bisdemethylpinoresinol1
  • 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde1
  • 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde1
  • Alkaloids1
  • Americanol a1
  • Corilagin1
  • Gallic acid1
  • Isoamericanin a1
  • Isoamericanol a1

Plant parts

  • Seed9
  • Leaves4
  • Roots and other underground parts4

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction16

Effect types

  • Digestive1
  • Systemic1

Target tissues

  • Digestive2

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
3,3'-bisdemethylpinoresinolSeedSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehydeRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.009 PercentNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
4-hydroxybenzaldehydeLeavesSolvent extractionStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
AlkaloidsSeedSolvent extractionPhytochemical screeningResolve DOI
Americanol aSeedSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
CorilaginLeavesSolvent extractionStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
DiterpenesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.02 PercentNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
DiterpenesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.01 PercentNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
Gallic acidLeavesSolvent extractionStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
Isoamericanin aSeedSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Isoamericanol aSeedSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
JoannesialactoneRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.004 PercentNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
LignansLeavesSolvent extractionStandard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)Resolve DOI
NeolignansSeedSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
SteroidsSeedSolvent extractionPhytochemical screeningResolve DOI

Recorded adverse effects

Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.

EffectTarget tissuePlant partPreparationTest organismTest typeSource
SystemicDigestiveSeedSolvent extractionRat (as animal)Acute toxicityResolve DOI
DigestiveDigestiveSeedHuman (as organism)Acute toxicityNo 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. Achenbach, H., Benirschke, G. Joannesialactone and other compounds from Joannesia princeps. Phytochemistry, 1997, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 149-157. DOI
  2. Waibel, R., Benirschke, G., Benirschke, M., Achenbach, H. Sesquineolignans and other constituents from the seeds of Joannesia princeps . Phytochemistry, 2003, vol. 62, no. 5, p. 805-811. DOI
  3. Camero, Cesar Munoz., Temraz, Abeer., Braca, Alessandra., De Leo, Marinella. Phytochemical study of Joannesia princeps Vell. (Euphorbiaceae) leaves. Biochemical systematics and ecology, 2017, vol. 70, p. 69-72. DOI
  4. Araujo, Adriano Cressoni., Guiguer, Elen Landgraf., Barbalho, Sandra Maria., Bueno, Patricia C. S., Lopes, Juliana Agostinho., da Silva, Bruna Ferreira., Girotto, Leticia Cabrini., de Paula, Marina Guirro., Zeber, Paulo Vitor., Goulart, Ricardo de Alvares. Phytochemical Characteristics of Seeds and Its Effects on the Intestinal Motility and Toxicity of Joannesia princeps . Journal of medicinal food, 2016, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 68-72. DOI
  5. Nishioka, S de A., Escalante, R D. Poisoning by the ingestion of seeds of the fruit of the cotieira (Joannesia princeps). . Sao paulo medical journal = revista paulista de medicina, 1997, vol. 115, no. 1, p. 1366-7.

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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