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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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  2. Huperzia spp

Huperzia spp (Lycopodiaceae)

Common Names
Cutleaf Clubmoss
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
16-OXOLYCOCLAVINOL 0 Plant *
16-OXOSERRATENETRIOL 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ACRIFOLINE 1 Plant *
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant 1000.0 9000.0 -0.19 *
ALPHA-OBSCURINE 0 Plant *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant *
BETA-OBSCURINE 0 Plant *
DEACETYLFAWCETTINE 0 Plant *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Plant *
HUPERZINE-A 11 Plant *
HUPERZINE-B 3 Plant *
LEUCINE 2 Plant *
LYCOBERGINE 0 Plant *
LYCODOLINE 0 Plant *
LYCOPODINE 3 Plant *
LYCOSERRAMINE 0 Plant *
LYCOSERRINE 0 Plant *
LYCOTHUINE 0 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Addictive 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Analgesic 2 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Anorectic 1 *
ANS-Paralytic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ANS-Stimulant 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 *
Antiaggregant 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antialzheimeran 2 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 *
Antiamnesic 1 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 *
Antibacterial 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibutylcholinesterase 1 *
Anticancer 1 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 *