Equisetum arvense | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Field Horsetail, Horsetail

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Medicinal

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Activities: 616

Chemicals w/Activities: 84

All Chemicals: 210

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL	Strobilus	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	24-ALPHA-EHTYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL	Plant	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	24-ALPHA-METHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL	Plant	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE	Plant	--	--	--	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0	4-HYDROXY-6-(2-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-2,2,5,7-TETRAMETHYL-INDANONE	Stem	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	4-HYDROXY-6-(2-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-2,2,5,7-TETRAMETHYL-INDANONE	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	5-CAFFEOYL-SHIKIMIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
1	5-O-CAFFEOYLSHIKIMIC-ACID	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
Leucocyte-Depressant Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0	6-CHLOROAPIGENIN	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
1	ACONITIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
Perfumery FEMA 1-30 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
7	ALPHA-CAROTENE	Sprout Seedling	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
Anticancer Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Liver) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Lung) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Skin) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Antiproliferant 10 x beta-carotene Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Colorant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Previtamin-A *
5	ALUMINUM	Plant	81.0	378.0	-0.01	*
Antisilicotic Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. Antivaginitic Martindale's 28th Candidicide Martindale's 28th Encephalopathic Martindale's 29th Pesticide *
101	APIGENIN	Plant	--	--	--	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor * AntiADD * Antiaflatoxin IC50=9.52 uM * Antiaflatoxin IC50=2.57 ppm * Antiaggregant * Antiaging * Antiallergic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Antiangiogenic 4 uM * Antiarrhythmic * Antibacterial Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125. Anticancer (Lung) * Anticomplementary * Antidermatitic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. Antiestrogenic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Antiherpetic 20-54 ug/ml * Antihistaminic IC50=10-35 uM * AntiHIV IC72=200 ug/ml * AntiHIV IC50=143 ug/ml * Antiinflammatory IC~65=1,000 uM * Antiinflammatory #NAME? * Antileukemic 20-50 uM * Antimelanomic 1-50 uM * Antimetastatic 1-50 uM * Antimutagenic ID50=10-40 nM Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. Antimutagenic ID50=0.55 ug/ml * Antioxidant IC28.5=62.5 ug/ml * Antioxidant 1.5 x Vit. E * Antiperistaltic * Antiproliferant 1-50 uM * Antiproliferant IC50=155 uM * Antispasmodic EC50=1-5 uM * Antistress 10 mg/kg * Antithyroid Jim Duke's personal files. Antitumor 1-50 uM * Antitumor (Breast) 1-50 uM * Antitumor (Lung) * Antitumor (Skin) * Antiviral 20-54 ug/ml * Anxiolytic 10 mg/kg * Apoptotic 12-60 uM * Aromatase-Inhibitor IC65=1 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor IC50=~40 uM * Calcium-Antagonist? Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Choleretic * CNS-Depressant * COX-1-Inhibitor IC65=1,000 uM * COX-2-Inhibitor IC>65=1,000 uM * COX-2-Inhibitor IC50=<15 uM * COX-2-Inhibitor <40 uM * Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor * Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor * Cytotoxic 1-50 uM * Cytotoxic IC50=9.5 uM * Cytotoxic IC88=10 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. Deiodinase-Inhibitor Jim Duke's personal files. Differentiator MIC=30 uM * Differentiator IC40=40 uM * Diuretic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. DNA-Protective * Estrogenic 16% genistein * Estrogenic EC50=1 uM * Estrogenic EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor * Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor IC50+=50-250 uM * Hypotensive Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. ICAM-1-Inhibitor * IKK-Inhibitor * iNOS-Inhibitor IC50=<15 uM * Inotropic * Interleukin-6-Inhibitor * MAO-Inhibitor * MAPK-Inhibitor * Musculotropic Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. Mutagenic * Myorelaxant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor * NF-kB-Inhibitor * NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 5-50 uM * Nodulation-Signal Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor * P21-Inducer 10-70 uM * Pesticide * PKC-Inhibitor IC50=10 uM * Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor * Progestational * Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor IC50=10-40 uM * PTK-Inhibitor 10-100 uM * Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 20 uM Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. Radioprotective * Sedative 30-100 mg/kg * Sunscreen * TNF-alpha-Inhibitor IC50=3.27 uM * Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC28=18 uM * Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 50 ug/ml Azuma, Y., Onishi, Y., Sato, Y., Kizaki, H. 1995. Effects of Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors With Different Modes of Action on Topoisomerase Activity and Death of IL-2-Dependent CTLL-2-Cells. J Biochemistry, 118: 312-318. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC45=180 uM * Uterotrophic EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. Vasodilator * VEGF-Inhibitor IC50=2-7 uM * Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 0.36 uM *
0	APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	APIGENIN-5-GLUCOSIDE	Plant	--	--	--	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
0	APIGENIN-5-O-(6'-MALONYL-GLUCOSIDE)	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	APIGENIN-5-O-(6'-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE)	Sprout Seedling	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Stem	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Sprout Seedling	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.
0	APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	Shoot	--	--	--	Jim Duke's personal files.

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^*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.

Plant Equisetum arvense (Equisetaceae)

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