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

Plant Ruscus aculeatus (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Butcher's Broom, Box-Holly
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
ACULEOSIDE A 0 Bulb 50.0 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 396.0 1310.0 0.39 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 77.0 256.0 -0.50 *
ASH 0 Root 19026.0 63000.0 -0.13 *
BEHNIC ACID 0 Root *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 4.0 13.0 -0.35 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root *
CALCIUM 28 Root 2190.0 7250.0 -0.02 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Root *
CHROMIUM 24 Root 0.8 2.5 -0.06 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Plant Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Root *
COBALT 2 Root 4.0 12.8 -0.27 *
DEGLUCO-DERHAMNORUSCIN 0 Plant *
DEGLUCO-RUSCIN 0 Plant *
DEGLUCONEORUSCIN 0 Plant *
DEGLUCORUSCOSIDE 0 Plant *
DEGLUCORUSCOSIDE 0 Shoot *
DEGLYCORUSCOSIDE 0 Plant *
EO 0 Plant 1000.0 3000.0 -0.51 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiacne 5 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition