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Juniperus procera

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 6 constituent measurements for Juniperus procera. 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: Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl.

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

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
3-methylfuran	Unspecified	Solvent extraction	—	GC-MS	Resolve DOI
Beta-peltatin a	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)	Resolve DOI
Deoxypodophyllotoxin	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)	Resolve DOI
Diterpenes	Bark	Solvent extraction	—	Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)	Resolve DOI
Camphor	Wood	Essential oil	—	GC-MS	No resolvable identifier
Eugenol	Wood	Essential oil	—	GC-MS	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.

Kinyanjui, T., Gitu, PM., Kamau, GN. Potential antitermite compounds from Juniperus procera extracts. CHEMOSPHERE, 2000, vol. 41, no. 7, p. 1071-1074. DOI
Akeng'a, T A., Chhabra, S C. Analysis of the essential oil of Juniperus procera Endl. growing in Kenya. . African journal of medicine and medical sciences, 1997, vol. 26, no. 1-2, p. 79-81.
Muhammad, I., Mossa, JS., AlYahya, MA., Ramadan, AF., ElFeraly, FS. Further antibacterial diterpenes from the bark and leaves of Juniperus procera Hochst ex Endl . Phytotherapy research, 1995, vol. 9, no. 8, p. 584-588. 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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