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Plant Menyanthes trifoliata (Menyanthaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bog Myrtle, Bogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Clover, Marsh Trefoil, Water Trefoil
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 7',8'-DIHYDROFOLIAMENTHIN Leaf -- -- -- *
16 ACETIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
2 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL Root -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 2047.0 -0.25 *
9 BENZYL-ALCOHOL Leaf -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0 BETA-AMYRENOL Leaf -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
13 BETULIN Root -- -- -- *
22 BETULINIC-ACID Rhizome -- 1000.0 1.00 *
22 BETULINIC-ACID Root 1000.0 8000.0 0.29 *
0 BRAYLIN Shoot -- -- -- Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
6 BUTYRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
102 CAFFEIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 CATECHIN-TANNINS Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 CERYL-ALCOHOL Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 CERYL-ALCOHOL-ESTERS Plant -- -- -- Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
77 CHLOROGENIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
20 CHOLINE Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1 DEOXYLOGANIN Plant -- -- -- Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
0 EMULSIN Plant -- -- -- Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
*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.