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Petasites hybridus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 39 constituent measurements for Petasites hybridus. 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: Petasites hybridus (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

39Constituent measurements
0Safety records
12Cited sources
32Licensed products (Canada)

Also recorded as

Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 32 licensed products naming Petasites hybridus 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.

Extract types on licence

  • Dry

Source material stated

  • Leaf
  • Petasites hybridus - Root
  • Rhizome
  • Rhizome (standardized extract)
  • Rhizome and root(s)
  • Root
  • Root and Rhizome
  • Whole plant

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Pyrrolizidine alkaloids11
  • Sesquiterpene lactones9
  • Senecionine7
  • Senkirkine4
  • Integerrimine3
  • Senecionine-n-oxide2
  • Benzofurans1
  • Petasitenine1
  • Seneciphylline-n-oxide1

Plant parts

  • Roots and other underground parts23
  • Leaves9
  • Live plants6
  • Aerial part of plants1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction33
  • Super-critical gas extraction4

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
IntegerrimineLive plantsSolvent extraction12.4 Microgram/gramGaschromatography (GC)Resolve DOI
IntegerrimineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 70.4 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
IntegerrimineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 80.6 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
PetasitenineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionHPLC-UVResolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 90 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.008 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 2 Milligram/kilogramGaschromatography (GC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 191 Milligram/kilogramGaschromatography (GC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionHPLC-UVResolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsLive plantsSolvent extraction≥ 18 Milligram/kilogramEnzyme Immunoassay Tests (EIA)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsLive plantsSolvent extraction≤ 255 Milligram/kilogramEnzyme Immunoassay Tests (EIA)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsLeavesSolvent extraction≥ 0.02 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsLeavesSolvent extraction≤ 1.5 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 5 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
SenecionineLeavesSuper-critical gas extractionMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
SenecionineLeavesSolvent extraction3.86 ppmImmunological detection or quantification methodResolve DOI
SenecionineLive plantsSolvent extraction104 Microgram/gramGaschromatography (GC)Resolve DOI
SenecionineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction104.8 ppmImmunological detection or quantification methodResolve DOI
SenecionineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 259.4 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
SenecionineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 260.6 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
Senecionine-n-oxideLeavesSuper-critical gas extractionMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
Senecionine-n-oxideRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction800 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
Seneciphylline-n-oxideLeavesSuper-critical gas extractionMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
SenkirkineLeavesSuper-critical gas extractionMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
SenkirkineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 999.6 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
SenkirkineRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 1000.4 Nanogram/gramMass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatographyResolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≤ 15.3 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.03 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesLeavesSolvent extraction≥ 3.3 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesLeavesSolvent extraction≤ 11.4 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.06 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction≥ 7.4 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.01 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction0.11 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Sesquiterpene lactonesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
BenzofuransRoots and other underground partsNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)No resolvable identifier
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidsAerial part of plants0.45 PercentColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
SenecionineLive plantsSolvent extraction11.3 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
SenkirkineLive plantsSolvent extraction25.8 ppmHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)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.

  1. Wildi, E., Langer, T., Schaffner, W., Buter, KB. Quantitative analysis of petasin and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in leaves and rhizomes of in situ grown Petasites hybridus plants . Planta medica, 1998, vol. 64, no. 3, p. 264-267. DOI
  2. Avula, Bharathi., Wang, Yan-Hong., Wang, Mei., Smillie, Troy J., Khan, Ikhlas A. Simultaneous determination of sesquiterpenes and pyrrolizidine alkaloids from the rhizomes of Petasites hybridus (L.) GM et Sch and dietary supplements using UPLC-UV and HPLC-TOF-MS methods . Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 2012, vol. 70, p. 53-63. DOI
  3. Chizzola, R., Ozelsberger, B., Langer, T. Variability in chemical constituents in Petasites hybridus from Austria. Biochemical systematics and ecology, 2000, vol. 28, no. 5, p. 421-432. DOI
  4. Aydin, Ahmet Alper., Letzel, Thomas. Simultaneous investigation of sesquiterpenes, pyrrolizidine alkaloids and N-oxides in Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) with an offline 2D-combination of HPLC-UV and LC-MMI-ToF-MS . Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 2013, vol. 85, p. 74-82. DOI
  5. Pank, F., Vender, C., Van Niekerk, L., Junghanns, W., Langbehn, J., Bl�thner, W.-D., Novak, J., Franz, C. Distribution of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in crossing progenies of Petasites hybridus. Journal of herbs, spices and medicinal plants, 2002, vol. 9, no. 2-3, p. 39-44. DOI
  6. Rostami-Charati, Faramarz., Hossaini, Zinatossadat., Khalilzadeh, Mohammad A. Novel Isocyanide-Based Three-Component Synthesis of Substituted 9H-furo 2,3-f chromene-8,9-Dicarboxylates in Water . Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening, 2012, vol. 15, no. 5, p. 433-437.
  7. CHIZZOLA, R. RAPID SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS IN PLANT-EXTRACTS . Journal of chromatography a, 1994, vol. 668, no. 2, p. 427-433. DOI
  8. Avula, Bharathi., Sagi, Satyanarayanaraju., Wang, Yan-Hong., Zweigenbaum, Jerry., Wang, Mei., Khan, Ikhlas A. Characterization and screening of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and N-oxides from botanicals and dietary supplements using UHPLC-high resolution mass spectrometry . Food chemistry, 2015, vol. 178, p. 136-148. DOI
  9. Schenk, Alexander., Siewert, Beate., Toff, Stephan., Drewe, Juergen. UPLC TOF MS for sensitive quantification of naturally occurring pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Petasites hybridus extract (Ze 339) . Journal of chromatography b-analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 2015, vol. 997, p. 23-29. DOI
  10. Sener, Bilge., Ergun, Fatma. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Petasites hybridus (L.) Gaertner. Journal of faculty of pharmacy of gazi university, 1996, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 171-173.
  11. Langer, T., Mostl, E., Chizzola, R., Gutleb, R. A competitive enzyme immunoassay for the pyrrolizidine alkaloids of the senecionine type . Planta medica, 1996, vol. 62, no. 3, p. 267-271. DOI
  12. Mroczek, Tomasz., Glowniak, Kazimierz., Wlaszczyk, Anna. Simultaneous determination of N-oxides and free bases of pyrrolizidine alkaloids by cation-exchange solid-phase extraction and ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of chromatography a, 2002, vol. 949(1-2), p. 249-262.

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