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Rumex obtusifolius

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 18 constituent measurements for Rumex obtusifolius. 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 obtusifolius L.

18Constituent measurements
0Safety records
5Cited sources
2Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 2 licensed products naming Rumex obtusifolius 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

  • Root

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Anthracene derivatives3
  • Emodin3
  • Rhein2
  • Aloe-emodin1
  • Aloin a1
  • Chrysophanol1
  • Nepodin1
  • Oxalates1
  • Physcion1
  • Saponins1

Plant parts

  • Live plants8
  • Unspecified4
  • Aerial part of plants2
  • Leaves2
  • Fruit unspecified1
  • Roots and other underground parts1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction15

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
OxalatesLeavesSolvent extraction100 Millimole/kilogramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Aloe-emodinLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
Aloin aLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
Anthracene derivativesFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction0.26 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
Anthracene derivativesLeavesSolvent extraction19.91 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
Anthracene derivativesRoots and other underground partsSolvent extraction14.71 Milligram/gramHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
ChrysophanolLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
EmodinUnspecifiedSolvent extraction≤ 2.06 Microgram/millilitreHPLC-UVNo resolvable identifier
EmodinLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
EmodinUnspecifiedSolvent extraction≥ 0.412 Microgram/millilitreHPLC-UVNo resolvable identifier
NepodinUnspecifiedUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
PhyscionLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
RheinUnspecifiedSolvent extraction0.154 Microgram/millilitreHPLC-UVNo resolvable identifier
RheinLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
SaponinsAerial part of plantsUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Sennoside aLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
Sennoside bLive plantsSolvent extractionHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
TanninsAerial part of plantsUnspecifiedNo 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. Wegiera, M., Smolarz, H.D., Wianowska, D., Dawidowicz, A.L. Anthracene derivatives in some species of Rumex L. genus. Acta societatis botanicorum poloniae, 2007, vol. 76, no. 2, p. 103-108.
  2. Aynehchi, Y., Sormaghi, M. H. Salehi., Amin, G. H., Soltani, A., Qumehr, N. Survey of Iranian plants for saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids and tannins. II. International journal of crude drug research, 1982, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 61-70.
  3. Hsiao, Pei-Ken., Ho, Li-I., Chen, Pi-Chu., Kuo, Hang-Chou. Botanical and chemical studies of Chinese herbal medicine Yangti. Yaoxue tongbao, 1980, vol. 15, no. 7, p. 48.
  4. Ding, Yan-xia., Wu, Hong-xin., Li, Mian., Li, Ya-zhen. Determination of rhein and emodin in Rumex obtusifolius L. by HPLC. Yunnan minzu daxue xuebao, ziran kexueban, 2012, vol. 21, no. 1, p. 6-9.
  5. Kitano, Sayaka., Miyagi, Atsuko., Oono, Yutaka., Hase, Yoshihiro., Narumi, Issay., Yamaguchi, Masatoshi., Uchimiya, Hirofumi., Kawai-Yamada, Maki. Metabolic alterations in leaves of oxalate-rich plant Rumex obtusifolius L. irradiated by gamma rays . Metabolomics, 2015, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 134-142. DOI

Boundary

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