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

Plant Taxus baccata (Taxaceae)

Common Names
Common Yew
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
(+)-ABSCISSIC-ACID 0 Seed *
(-)-2-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZYL-3-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZYLIDENE)-BUTANE-1,4-DIOL 0 Shoot 4.0 *
(-)-HIBALACTONE 0 Shoot 10.0 *
(-)-ISOHIBALACTONE 0 Shoot 7.0 *
(-)-MATAIRESINOL 1 Shoot 4.0 *
(-)-RHODODENDRIN 0 Twig *
(-)-RHODODENDROL 0 Twig *
(-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL 0 Twig *
(R)-TAXIPHYLLINE 0 Plant *
(S)-DHURRINE 0 Plant *
1-DEHYDROXYBACCATIN-4 0 Wood *
10-DEACETYLBACCATIN 0 Twig *
10-DEACETYLCEPHALOMANNINE 0 Stem Bark *
10-DEACETYLTAXANE 0 Stem Bark *
13-DECINNAMOYLTAXICHINNIN-B 0 Twig *
19-HYDROXYBACCATIN 0 Leaf *
1BETA-HYDROXYBACCATIN-1 1 Wood *
3,4-DIVANILLYLTETRAHYDROFURAN 0 Plant *
3-DEMETHYL-(-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL 0 Plant *
4'-O-DEMETHYLSUCHILACTONE 0 Twig *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Adrenergic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 4 (View) 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.
Allergenic 7 (View) Martindale's 28th
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 6 (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).
Anesthetic 3 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaggregant 2 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 2 (View) *