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Rumex acetosella
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 14 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Rumex acetosella. 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: Rumex acetosella L.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 55 licensed products naming Rumex acetosella 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
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Anthracene derivatives3
- P-coumaric acid2
- Aloe-emodin1
- Aloin a1
- Chrysophanol1
- Coumarin1
- Emodin1
- Physcion1
- Rhein1
- Sennoside a1
Plant parts
- Live plants8
- Roots and other underground parts3
- Shoot2
- Fruit unspecified1
- Leaves1
Preparations
- Solvent extraction15
Effect types
- Digestive1
Target tissues
- Digestive: pancreas1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coumarin | Shoot | Solvent extraction | 1.16 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| P-coumaric acid | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | 0.31 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| P-coumaric acid | Shoot | Solvent extraction | 1.03 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| Aloe-emodin | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Aloin a | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Anthracene derivatives | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | 3.66 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Anthracene derivatives | Fruit unspecified | Solvent extraction | 12.93 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Anthracene derivatives | Leaves | Solvent extraction | 1.1 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Chrysophanol | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Emodin | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Physcion | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Rhein | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Sennoside a | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | No resolvable identifier |
| Sennoside b | Live plants | Solvent extraction | — | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive | Digestive: pancreas | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | In vitro | 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.
- Seziene, Vaida., Balezentiene, Ligita., Maruska, Audrius. Identification and allelochemical activity of phenolic compounds in extracts from the dominant plant species established in clear-cuts of Scots pine stands . Iforest-biogeosciences and forestry, 2017, vol. 10, p. 309-314. DOI
- Wegiera, Magdalena., Smolarz, Helena D., Wianowska, Dorota., Dawidowicz, Andrzej L. Anthracene derivatives in some species of Rumex L. genus. Acta societatis botanicorum poloniae, 2007, vol. 76, no. 2, p. 103-108.
- Ahmed, Dildar., Mughal, Qaria Mumtaz., Younas, Saba., Ikram, Muhammad. Study of phenolic content and urease and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities of methanolic extract of Rumex acetosella roots and its sub-fractions in different solvents . Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2013, vol. 26, no. 3, p. 553-559.
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