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Plant Euphorbia lathyris (Euphorbiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Caper Spurge, Mole Plant
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 16-HYDROXYINGENOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE Latex Exudate -- 5000.0 -- *
0 6,20-EPOXYLATHYROL-5,10-DIACETATE-3-PHENYLACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 7-HYDROXYLATHYROL Plant -- -- -- *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
13 BETULIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 CAOUTCHOUC Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
5 DAPHNETIN Seed -- -- -- *
0 EUPHORBETIN Seed -- -- -- *
0 EUPHORBIASTEROID Seed -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed 400000.0 475000.0 1.10 *
61 FERULIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
0 HENTRIACONTANE Stem -- -- -- *
0 INGENOL-3-HEXADECANIC-ACID-ESTER Plant -- -- -- *
75 KAEMPFEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
0 KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCURONIDE Leaf -- -- -- *
25 L-DOPA Latex Exudate -- 17000.0 -- *
0 LATHYROLS Seed -- -- -- *
18 OLEIC-ACID Seed 340000.0 365500.0 2.03 *
25 P-COUMARIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
*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.