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Solanum americanum

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 18 constituent measurements for Solanum americanum. 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: Solanum americanum Mill.

18Constituent measurements
0Safety records
6Cited sources
0Licensed 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

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

  • Alkaloids3
  • Saponins3
  • Tannins3
  • Solamargine2
  • 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid1
  • Alpha-solanine1
  • Cardiac glycosides1
  • Coumarin glycosides1
  • Gallic acid1
  • Oxalates1

Plant parts

  • Aerial part of plants6
  • Fruit unspecified4
  • Leaves3
  • Unspecified3
  • Live plants2

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
AlkaloidsFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
SaponinsFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
SolamargineLive plantsSolvent extraction—Element spectroscopyResolve DOI
SolamargineFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction—High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC)Resolve DOI
Steroidal glycosidesLive plantsSolvent extraction—Element spectroscopyResolve DOI
TanninsFruit unspecifiedSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningResolve DOI
3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acidUnspecified——UnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
AlkaloidsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction15.16 Milligram/100 gramPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
AlkaloidsLeavesSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
Alpha-solanineUnspecified——UnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
Cardiac glycosidesAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
Coumarin glycosidesAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
Gallic acidUnspecified——UnspecifiedNo resolvable identifier
OxalatesAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction21.56 Milligram/100 gramPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction71 PercentPhytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsLeavesSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
TanninsLeavesSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
TanninsAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction3.58 Milligram/100 gramPhytochemical screeningNo 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. Sango, Caroline., Marufu, Lightone., Zimudzi, Clemence. Phytochemical, anti-nutrients and toxicity evaluation of Cleome gynandra and Solanum nigrum: common indigenous vegetables in Zimbabwe. British biotechnology journal, 2016, vol. 13, no. 3, p. No pp. given.
  2. Jeenu, Joseph., Lincy, Joseph., Mathew, George. Antiepileptic activity of some medicinal plants of solanaceae family-a review. World journal of pharmaceutical research, 2016, vol. 5, no. 8, p. 353-367.
  3. Hoang Le Son., Phan Thi Hai Yen. Preliminary Phytochemical Screening, Acute Oral Toxicity and Anticonvulsant Activity of the Berries of Solanum nigrum Linn. Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research, 2014, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 907-912. DOI
  4. Son, H.L., Yen, P.T.H. Preliminary phytochemical, acute oral toxicity and anticonvulsant activity of the leaves of solanum nigrum linn. Life science journal, 2014, vol. 11, no. 2, p. 204-208.
  5. Hu, K., Kobayashi, H., Dong, AJ., Jing, YK., Iwasaki, S., Yao, XS. Antineoplastic agents III: Steroidal glycosides from Solanum nigrum. Planta medica, 1999, vol. 65, no. 1, p. 35-38. DOI
  6. Al Chami, L., Mendez, R., Chataing, B., O'Callaghan, J., Usubillaga, A., LaCruz, L. Toxicological effects of alpha-solamargine in experimental animals. Phytotherapy research, 2003, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 254-258. DOI

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