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

Plant Rhododendron ferrugineum (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACETYLANDROMEDOL 1 Leaf *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Leaf *
ARBUTIN 15 Leaf *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf *
CAMPANULIN 0 Leaf *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf *
EPIFRIEDELIN 0 Leaf *
FRIEDELIN 2 Leaf *
RHODODENDRIN 0 Leaf *
TANNIN 35 Leaf *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Antiaphthic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View) *
Antiarthritic 1 (View) Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View) *
Antibacterial 4 (View) *
Anticalculic 1 (View) *
Anticancer 2 (View) *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 (View) Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Anticarcinomic 1 (View) Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Anticariogenic 2 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Anticholestatic 1 (View) Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Anticoagulant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anticomplement 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Antidiabetic 1 (View) Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)