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Mercurialis annua
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 2 adverse-effect records for Mercurialis annua. 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: Mercurialis annua L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 1 licensed products naming Mercurialis annua as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Source material stated
What the records describe
Plant parts
- Aerial part of plants1
- Live plants1
Preparations
- Drying (dehydration)1
Effect types
- Digestive1
Target tissues
- Heart1
- Liver1
Recorded adverse effects
Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive | Liver | Live plants | — | Cattle (as animal) | Case report | Resolve DOI |
| Not stated | Heart | Aerial part of plants | Drying (dehydration) | Horse (as animal) | Case report | 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.
- Hoffmann, J. A. Mercurialis poisoning in horses. Pharmaceutical journal, 1919, vol. 102, p. 426.
- Al-Qura'n, S. Ethnobotanical survey of folk toxic plants in southern part of Jordan. Toxicon, 2005, vol. 46, no. 2, p. 119-129. DOI
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