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Nuphar lutea

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 3 constituent measurements and 3 adverse-effect records for Nuphar lutea. 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: Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.

3Constituent measurements
3Safety 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

  • Alkaloids1
  • Nuphacristine1
  • Nupharidine1

Plant parts

  • Roots and other underground parts4
  • Live plants2

Preparations

  • Drying (dehydration)3
  • Solvent extraction2

Effect types

  • Digestive1
  • Nephrotoxicity1
  • Systemic1

Target tissues

  • Digestive1
  • Urogenital: kidneys1

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.

SubstancePlant partPreparationConcentrationAnalytical methodSource
NuphacristineRoots and other underground partsNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Resolve DOI
AlkaloidsLive plantsSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
NupharidineLive plantsSolvent extractionNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier

Recorded adverse effects

Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.

EffectTarget tissuePlant partPreparationTest organismTest typeSource
DigestiveDigestiveRoots and other underground partsDrying (dehydration)House mouse (as animal)Short-term toxicityResolve DOI
NephrotoxicityUrogenital: kidneysRoots and other underground partsDrying (dehydration)House mouse (as animal)Short-term toxicityResolve DOI
SystemicRoots and other underground partsDrying (dehydration)House mouse (as animal)Short-term toxicityResolve DOI

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.

  1. CYBULSKI, J., BABEL, K., WOJTASIEWICZ, K., WROBEL, JT., MACLEAN, DB. NUPHACRISTINE - AN ALKALOID FROM NUPHAR-LUTEUM. Phytochemistry, 1988, vol. 27, no. 10, p. 3339-3341. DOI
  2. AIRAKSINEN, MM., PEURA, P., ALAFOSSISALOKANGAS, L., ANTERE, S., LUKKARINEN, J., SAIKKONEN, M., STENBACK, F. TOXICITY OF PLANT-MATERIAL USED AS EMERGENCY FOOD DURING FAMINES IN FINLAND . Journal of ethnopharmacology, 1986, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 273-296. DOI
  3. Ozer, Janet., Eisner, Nadav., Ostrozhenkova, Elena., Bacher, Adelbert., Eisenreich, Wolfgang., Benharroch, Daniel., Golan-Goldhirsh, Avi., Gopas, Jacob. Nuphar lutea thioalkaloids inhibit the nuclear factor kappa B pathway, potentiate apoptosis and are synergistic with cisplatin and etoposide . Cancer biology & therapy, 2009, vol. 8, no. 19, p. 1860-1868.

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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