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Sorghum halepense
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 3 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Sorghum halepense. 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: Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
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
- Cyanide2
- Dhurrin1
Plant parts
- Leaves3
- Aerial part of plants1
Preparations
- Solvent extraction3
- Raw, no heat treatment1
Effect types
- Neurotoxicity1
Target tissues
- Neurologic: central nervous system1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide | Leaves | Solvent extraction | ≤ 460.8 Milligram/kilogram | Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry | No resolvable identifier |
| Cyanide | Leaves | Solvent extraction | ≥ 44.22 Milligram/kilogram | Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry | No resolvable identifier |
| Dhurrin | Leaves | Solvent extraction | 0.1 Percent | Electrochemical tests (voltammetry and polarography) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurotoxicity | Neurologic: central nervous system | Aerial part of plants | Raw, no heat treatment | Cattle (as animal) | Case report | 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.
- Sari, M., Akar, F., Karakas, F. Determination of cyanide levels in Sorghum halepense at different vegetation stages in the Aydin area . Turkish journal of veterinary & animal sciences, 1999, vol. 23, p. 381-384.
- Ebrahimi, P., Esmaeili, M. Mohammad., Ganji, S., Sattarian, A., Sabouri, H. Cyanogenic glucoside determination in Sorghum Halepense (L.) Pers. leaves at the different growth stages . Bulgarian chemical communications, 2015, vol. 47, no. 2, p. 565-570.
- da Nobrega, J. Escariao, Jr., Riet-Correa, Franklin., Medeiros, Rosane M. T., Dantas, Antonio F. M. Poisoning by Sorghum halepense (Poaceae) in cattle in the Brazilian semiarid. . Pesquisa veterinaria brasileira, 2006, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 201-204.
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A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.
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