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Thlaspi arvense

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 2 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Thlaspi arvense. 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: Thlaspi arvense L.

2Constituent measurements
1Safety records
2Cited sources
7Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 7 licensed products naming Thlaspi arvense 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

  • Dry
  • Extract Type TBA

Source material stated

  • Herb
  • Whole plant

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Glucosinolates2

Plant parts

  • Seed2
  • Aerial part of plants1

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction2
  • Raw, no heat treatment1

Effect types

  • Digestive1

Target tissues

  • Stomach1

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
GlucosinolatesSeedSolvent extraction≥ 50 Millimole/kilogramHPLC with standard detection methodsNo resolvable identifier
GlucosinolatesSeedSolvent extraction≤ 75 Millimole/kilogramHPLC with standard detection methodsNo 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.

EffectTarget tissuePlant partPreparationTest organismTest typeSource
DigestiveStomachAerial part of plantsRaw, no heat treatmentCattle (as animal)Short-term toxicityNo 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. Smith R A., Crowe S P. Fanweed toxicosis in cattle: case history, analytical method, suggested treatment, and fanweed detoxification. Veterinary and human toxicology, 1987, p. 155-156.
  2. Bennett, Richard N., Mellon, Fred A., Kroon, Paul A. Screening crucifer seeds as sources of specific intact glucosinolates using ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography negative ion electrospray mass spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2004, p. 428-438.

Boundary

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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