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Polygala paniculata

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 10 constituent measurements for Polygala paniculata. 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: Polygala paniculata L.

10Constituent measurements
0Safety records
6Cited 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

  • Coumarins4
  • Methyl salicylate2
  • 1,8-cineole1
  • Camphor1
  • Eugenol1
  • Salicylates1

Plant parts

  • Live plants4
  • Flower2
  • Roots and other underground parts2
  • Aerial part of plants1
  • Fruit unspecified1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction10

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
CoumarinsLive plantsSolvent extractionColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryResolve DOI
CoumarinsLive plantsSolvent extractionUnspecifiedResolve DOI
1,8-cineoleFlowerSolvent extraction13 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
CamphorFlowerSolvent extraction3 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
CoumarinsLive plantsSolvent extractionGelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)No resolvable identifier
CoumarinsLive plantsSolvent extractionColorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and PhotometryNo resolvable identifier
EugenolFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction2.3 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
Methyl salicylateAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction24 Microgram/gramHPLC-DADNo resolvable identifier
Methyl salicylateRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction89.1 PercentGC-MSNo resolvable identifier
SalicylatesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction6.7 PercentGC-MSNo 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. HAMBURGER, M., STOECKLIEVANS, H., HOSTETTMANN, K. A NEW PYRANOCOUMARIN DIESTER FROM POLYGALA-PANICULATA L. HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, 1984, vol. 67, no. 7, p. 1729-1733. DOI
  2. Pizzolatti, Moacir G., Mendes, Beatriz G., Soldi, Cristian., Missau, Fabiana C., Bortoluzzi, Janaina H., Carasek, Eduardo. Analysis of Volatile Compounds Released From Flowers and Roots of Polygala cyparissias and Polygala paniculata by Headspace/SPME. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, 2009, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 255-258.
  3. Klein J�nior, L.C., Faloni De Andrade, S., Filho, V.C. A pharmacognostic approach to the polygala genus: Phytochemical and pharmacological aspects. Chemistry and biodiversity, 2012, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 181-209. DOI
  4. Hamburger, M., Gupta, M., Hostettmann, K. Coumarins from Polygala paniculata.. Planta medica, 1985, no. 3, p. 215-7.
  5. Cristiano, R., Pizzolatti, MG., Delle Monache, F., Rezende, CM., Branco, A. Two xanthones from Polygala paniculata and confirmation of the 1-hydroxy-2,3,5-trimethoxy-xanthone at trace level by HRGC-MS. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES, 2003, vol. 58, no. 7-8, p. 490-494.
  6. da Rocha, Jose L. C., Pastore, Jose F. B., Brandao, Hugo N., Azeredo, Antonio., David, Juceni P., dos Santos, Edlene O., David, Jorge M. Quantification of methyl salicylate in four genera of the Polygalaceae by HPLC-DAD. Quimica nova, 2012, p. 2263-2266.

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