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Salix pentandra

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 7 constituent measurements for Salix pentandra. 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: Salix pentandra L.

7Constituent measurements
0Safety records
4Cited 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

  • Salicylates4
  • Tannins2
  • Indole-3-acetic acid1

Plant parts

  • Bark4
  • Flowering top1
  • Leaves1
  • Stem1
  • stalk1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction7

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
SalicylatesBarkSolvent extraction≤ 2.41 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
SalicylatesBarkSolvent extraction≥ 1.6 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Indole-3-acetic acidStem / stalkSolvent extractionGaschromatography (GC)No resolvable identifier
SalicylatesBarkSolvent extraction≤ 2.41 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
SalicylatesBarkSolvent extraction≥ 1.8 PercentHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)No resolvable identifier
TanninsLeavesSolvent extractionUnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
TanninsFlowering topSolvent extractionUnspecifiedNo 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. Petruk, A. A. Seasonal dynamics of the content of tannins in the leaves and inflorescences of some species of the genus Salix(Salicaceae) in the introduction. Khimiya rastitel'nogo syr'ya, 2013, p. 135-138.
  2. Foerster, N., Ulrichs, C., Zander, M., Kaetzel, R., Mewis, I. Influence of the season on the salicylate and phenolic glycoside contents in the bark of Salix daphnoides, Salix pentandra, and Salix purpurea . Journal of applied botany and food quality-angewandte botanik, 2008, vol. 82, no. 1, p. 99-102.
  3. Olsen, JE., Junttila, O., Moritz, T. Long-day induced bud break in Salix pentandra is associated with transiently elevated levels of GA(1) and gradual increase in indole-3-acetic acid. PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 1997, vol. 38, no. 5, p. 536-540.
  4. Foerster, Nadja., Ulrichs, Christian., Zander, Matthias., Kaetzel, Ralf., Mewis, Inga. Salicylate-rich willow bark for the pharmaceutical industry. Gesunde pflanzen, 2009, vol. 61, no. 3-4, p. 129-134. DOI

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