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Xanthium spinosum

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 11 constituent measurements and 1 adverse-effect record for Xanthium spinosum. 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: Xanthium spinosum L.

11Constituent measurements
1Safety records
6Cited 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

  • Atractyloside2
  • Beta-​selinene2
  • Cadalene2
  • Carboxyatractyloside1
  • Cardenolide glycosides1
  • Myrcene1
  • Tannins1
  • Xanthatin1

Plant parts

  • Aerial part of plants9
  • Leaves2
  • Bark1

Preparations

  • Essential oil5
  • Solvent extraction5

Effect types

  • Hepatotoxicity1

Target tissues

  • Liver1

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
AtractylosideAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopyResolve DOI
AtractylosideAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopyResolve DOI
Beta-​selineneAerial part of plantsEssential oil≥ 0.2 PercentGC-MSResolve DOI
Beta-​selineneAerial part of plantsEssential oil≤ 1.9 PercentGC-MSResolve DOI
CadaleneAerial part of plantsEssential oil≥ 3.1 PercentGC-MSResolve DOI
CadaleneAerial part of plantsEssential oil≤ 8.1 PercentGC-MSResolve DOI
CarboxyatractylosideAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopyResolve DOI
MyrceneAerial part of plantsEssential oil≤ 2.2 PercentGC-MSResolve DOI
XanthatinAerial part of plantsSolvent extraction—Chromatographic testsResolve DOI
Cardenolide glycosidesBarkSolvent extraction—Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)No resolvable identifier
TanninsLeaves———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.

EffectTarget tissuePlant partPreparationTest organismTest typeSource
HepatotoxicityLiverLeaves—Rat (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. Silvero-Isidre, Arturo., Morinigo-Guayuan, Sergio., Meza-Ojeda, Aaron., Mongelos-Cardozo, Marcelo., Gonzalez-Ayala, Aldo., Figueredo-Thiel, Susy. Acute toxicity of Xanthium spinosum leaves in BALB/C mice .. Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica, 2016, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 113-9.
  2. Ciucure, Corina Teodora., Sandru, Daniela., Lengyel, Ecaterina., Iancu, Ramona., Tita, Ovidiu. IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF TANNINS AND ANTHOCYANINS FROM PLANTS WITH BIOACTIVE POTENTIAL . Nano, bio and green - technologies for a sustainable future conference proceedings, sgem 2016, vol i, 2016, p. 575-582.
  3. Babakhodzhaev, A., Kasymov, Sh.Z., Sidyakin, G.P. Xanthatin from Xanthium spinosum. Chemistry of natural compounds, 1975, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 529. DOI
  4. Andreani, Stephane., Paolini, Julien., Costa, Jean., Muselli, Alain. Chemical Composition of Essential Oils of Xanthium spinosum L., an Invasive Species of Corsica. . Chemistry & biodiversity, 2017, vol. 14, no. 1. DOI
  5. Piacente, S., Pizza, C., DeTommasi, N., DeSimone, F. Sesquiterpene and diterpene glycosides from Xanthium spinosum. Phytochemistry, 1996, vol. 41, no. 5, p. 1357-1360. DOI
  6. Ansari, AH., Dubey, KS. 2-Desacetyl-8-epi-xanthumanol-4-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside: The potential antitumour sesquiterpenoidal lactone from Xanthium spinosum bark . Asian journal of chemistry, 2000, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 521-526.

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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