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Lotus corniculatus
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 5 constituent measurements for Lotus corniculatus. 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: Lotus corniculatus 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
- Cyanogenic glycosides1
- Genistein1
- Genistin1
- P-coumaric acid1
- Saponins1
Plant parts
- Aerial part of plants4
- Leaves1
Preparations
- Solvent extraction5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanogenic glycosides | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | LC-MS | Resolve DOI |
| Genistein | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | 0.26 Microgram/millilitre | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Genistin | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | 0.75 Microgram/millilitre | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| P-coumaric acid | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) | No resolvable identifier |
| Saponins | Aerial part of plants | Solvent extraction | — | Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) | 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.
- Abderrahmane, M., Bouheroum, M., Malafronte, N., D'ambola, M., Meriem, A., Severino, L. Phytochemical investigation and citotoxic activity of lotus corniculatus. Pharmacologyonline, 2014, vol. 3, p. 222-225.
- Hanganu, Daniela., Vlase, Laurian., Olah, Neli. Phytochemical analysis of isoflavones from some Fabaceae species extracts. Notulae botanicae horti agrobotanici cluj-napoca, 2010, vol. 38, no. 1, p. 57-60.
- Bjarnholt, Nanna., Rook, Fred., Motawia, Mohammed Saddik., Cornett, Claus., Jorgensen, Charlotte., Olsen, Carl Erik., Jaroszewski, Jerzy W., Bak, Soren., Moller, Birger Lindberg. Diversification of an ancient theme: Hydroxynitrile glucosides. Phytochemistry, 2008, vol. 69, no. 7, p. 1507-1516. DOI
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