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Leucojum vernum
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 16 constituent measurements for Leucojum vernum. 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: Leucojum vernum L.
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
- Alkaloids4
- Galanthamine3
- 2-o-acetyllycorine2
- Homolycorine2
- Lycorine2
- Lectins1
- Physostigmine1
- Tazettine1
Plant parts
- Bulb16
- clove16
Preparations
- Solvent extraction15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-o-acetyllycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| 2-o-acetyllycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Galanthamine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Gelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) | Resolve DOI |
| Galanthamine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) | Resolve DOI |
| Galanthamine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Homolycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Lycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
| Physostigmine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Gelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) | Resolve DOI |
| Tazettine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) | Resolve DOI |
| Homolycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| Lectins | Bulb / clove | — | — | — | No resolvable identifier |
| Lycorine | Bulb / clove | Solvent extraction | 8 Percent | — | 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.
- Szlavik, L., Gyuris, A., Minarovits, J., Forgo, P., Molnar, J., Hohmann, J. Alkaloids from Leucojum vernum and antiretroviral activity of amaryllidaceae alkaloids . Planta medica, 2004, vol. 70, no. 9, p. 871-873. DOI
- Forgo, P., Hohmann, J. Leucovernine and acetylleucovernine, alkaloids from Leucojum vernum. Journal of natural products, 2005, vol. 68, no. 11, p. 1588-1591. DOI
- Boit, Hans G., Stender, Wolfgang. Alkaloids of the Amaryllidaceae. II. Alkaloids of Leucojum vernum and Narcissus poeticus var. ornatus. Chemische berichte, 1954, vol. 87, p. 681-3.
- Marston, A., Kissling, J., Hostettmann, K. A rapid TLC bioautographic method for the detection of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors in plants . Phytochemical analysis, 2002, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 51-54. DOI
- Kalshnikov, I.D. Alkaloids of Leucojum vernum. Chemistry of natural compounds, 1974, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 274. DOI
- VANDAMME, EJM., ALLEN, AK., PEUMANS, WJ. RELATED MANNOSE-SPECIFIC LECTINS FROM DIFFERENT SPECIES OF THE FAMILY AMARYLLIDACEAE . Physiologia plantarum, 1988, vol. 73, no. 1, p. 52-57.
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