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Merremia tridentata
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 8 constituent measurements for Merremia tridentata. 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: Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f
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
- Calcium oxalate2
- Alkaloids1
- Hygrine1
- Nicotine1
- Quinones1
- Saponins1
- Tannins1
Plant parts
- Leaves5
- Live plants2
- Roots and other underground parts1
Preparations
- Solvent extraction6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Calcium oxalate | Roots and other underground parts | — | — | Electron microscopical tests | No resolvable identifier |
| Calcium oxalate | Leaves | — | — | Electron microscopical tests | No resolvable identifier |
| Hygrine | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Nicotine | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Quinones | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Saponins | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | No resolvable identifier |
| Tannins | Leaves | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | 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.
- Aron, S., Bose, Maria Francis Jeffrey N., Mehalingam, P. Pharmacognostic evaluation of stem, leaves and roots of Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. . Indian journal of traditional knowledge, 2013, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 693-698.
- Jenett-Siems, Kristina., Weigl, Robert., Boehm, Anke., Mann, Petra., Tofern-Reblin, Britta., Ott, Sonja C., Ghomian, Azar., Kaloga, Maki., Siems, Karsten., Witte, Ludger., et al. Chemotaxonomy of the pantropical genus Merremia (Convolvulaceae) based on the distribution of tropane alkaloids. Phytochemistry (Elsevier), 2005, p. 1448-1464.
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