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Paeonia officinalis
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 8 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Paeonia officinalis. 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: Paeonia officinalis L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 70 licensed products naming Paeonia officinalis 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
Constituents measured
- Furan derivatives2
- Alkaloids1
- Benzaldehyde1
- Eugenol1
- Myrcene1
- Saponins1
- Tannins1
Plant parts
- Roots and other underground parts9
Preparations
- Essential oil5
- Solvent extraction4
Effect types
- Reproductive1
Target tissues
- Uterus1
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 | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | Resolve DOI |
| Saponins | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | Resolve DOI |
| Tannins | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | Phytochemical screening | Resolve DOI |
| Benzaldehyde | Roots and other underground parts | Essential oil | 17.1 Percent | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Eugenol | Roots and other underground parts | Essential oil | — | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Furan derivatives | Roots and other underground parts | Essential oil | — | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Furan derivatives | Roots and other underground parts | Essential oil | 2.41 Percent | GC-MS | No resolvable identifier |
| Myrcene | Roots and other underground parts | Essential oil | — | GC-MS | 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.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproductive | Uterus | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | Rat (as animal) | Reproduction toxicity | 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.
- Li, Xiao-ru., Liang, Yi-zeng., Guo, Fang-qiu. Analysis of volatile oil in Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong-Radix Paeoniae Rubra by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and chemometric resolution. Acta pharmacologica sinica, 2006, p. 491-498.
- Ahmad, Feroz., Tabassum, Nahida. Preliminary phytochemical, acute oral toxicity and antihepatotoxic study of roots of Paeonia officinalis Linn. . Asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine, 2013, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 64-68. DOI
- Li, Xiao-ru., Lan, Zheng-gang., Liang, Yi-zeng. Analysis of volatile chemical components of Radix Paeoniae Rubra by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and chemometric resolution. Journal of central south university of technology (english edition), 2007, p. 57-61.
- Ahmad, F., Tabassum, N., Rasool, S. Medicinal uses and phytoconstituents of Paeonia officinalis. International research journal of pharmacy, 2012, p. 85-87.
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