Mercurialis annua | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Annual Mercury

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Activities: 114

Chemicals w/Activities: 10

All Chemicals: 21

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	CYANOGENIC-GLUCOSIDES	Juice	--	13500.0	--	*
0	EO	Root	--	800.0	-0.62	*
0	ETHYL-AMINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	FAT	Root	--	1200.0	-0.72	*
7	GLUCOSE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Acetylcholinergic * Antiedemic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antihepatotoxic Merck 11th Edition Antiketotic Merck 11th Edition Antivaricose Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Hyperglycemic Merck 11th Edition Memory-Enhancer Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
0	HERMIDINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	ISOAMYL-AMINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	ISOBUTYL-AMINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
11	ISORHAMNETIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antibacterial * Antihistaminic Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. Antiinflammatory Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. Antioxidant Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. Antispasmodic Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Hepatoprotective Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210. MAO-Inhibitor * Pesticide * Quinone-Reductase-Inducer Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630. Vasodilator *
2	MALTOSE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antidiabetic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Sweetener 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
0	MERCURIALIN	Root	--	--	--	*
1	METHYL-AMINE	Seed	--	--	--	*
Irritant *
3	MUCILAGE	Root	--	28000.0	-1.08	*
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Demulcent * Hypocholesterolemic *
0	NARCISSIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
1	PROPYLAMINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Irritant Merck 11th Edition
0	RHAMNOSE	Plant	--	--	--	*
87	RUTIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
5-HT-Inhibitor * Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor IC27-52=10 uM * Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 100 uM * Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 ug/ml 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. Allelochemic * Antiaggregant ED50=33 nmol/kg iv * Antiallergic * Antiapoplectic * Antiatherogenic * Antiatherosclerotic * Antibacterial Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Anticancer * Anticapillary-Fragility 20-100 mg orl man Merck 7th Ed. Anticataract * Anticlastogen * Anticonvulsant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. AntiCVI 270 mg/man/day * Antidementia Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. Antidermatitic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. Antidiabetic Jin, G-Z., Yamagata, Y., and Tomita, K.-i. 1989. Structure of Rutin Pentamethanol. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(2): 297-300, 1990. Antiedemic 270 mg/day orl man * Antierythemic * Antifeedant * Antiglaucomic 60 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. Antihematuric * Antihemorrhoidal * Antihepatotoxic Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. Antiherpetic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198. Antihistaminic * Antihypertensive Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Antiinflammatory 20 mg/kg * Antimalarial IC50=>100 ug/ml Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary*, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. Antimelanomic * Antimetastatic * Antimutagenic ID50=2-5 nM * Antinephritic * Antinociceptive * Antioxidant IC54=10 uM * Antioxidant IC28=30 ppm * Antioxidant IC50=120 uM * Antiperoxidant IC50=10-20 uM * Antiplatelet * Antiproliferant 50-75 uM/l * Antiprotozoal * Antipurpuric * Antiradicular 9 x quercetin * Antispasmodic * Antisunburn * Antithrombogenic EC50=500 nM * Antithyroid IC50=68 uM * Antitrypanosomic 100 mg/kg Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. Antitumor * Antitumor-Promoter * Antiulcer * Antivaricose * Antiviral * Apoptotic 75 uM/l * cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Capillariprotective Merck 11th Edition Catabolic * Chemopreventive * Cytoprotective IC50=3 uM * Estrogenic? Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Hemostat * Hepatomagenic 20,000 ppm (diet) rat 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. Hepatoprotective 20 mg/kg rat * Hypocholesterolemic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Hypotensive Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. Immunomodulator * Insecticide Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. Insectiphile Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Juvabional Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Larvistat IC95=4,000-8,000 ppm diet Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC75=2.5 mM Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. Mutagenic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Myoprotective * Myorelaxant Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Oviposition-Stimulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. PAF-Inhibitor * Pesticide * Protisticide * Radioprotective * Sunscreen * Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC50=1 ug/ml Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998. Vasodilator * Vasopressor *
5	SAPONINS	Root	18000.0	22500.0	-0.59	*
Antihepatomic * Antimutagenic * Antitumor (Lung) * Antitumor (Ovary) * Immunomodulator *
0	SIO2	Plant	--	--	--	*
35	TANNIN	Root	--	33500.0	-1.34	*
Anthelmintic * Antibacterial * Anticancer * Anticariogenic * Antidiarrheic * Antidysenteric * Antihepatotoxic * AntiHIV * Antihypertensive * Antilipolytic * Antimutagenic * Antinephritic Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. Antiophidic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. Antioxidant IC50=1.44 ug/ml * Antioxidant 1/3 quercetin * Antiradicular 500 mg/kg/day orl mus Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. Antiradicular 1/3 quercetin * Antirenitic Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. Antitumor * Antitumor-Promoter * Antiulcer * Antiviral * Cancer-Preventive HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14. Carcinogenic * Chelator * Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor * Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor * Hepatoprotective * Immunosuppressant * Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor * MAO-Inhibitor * Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor * Pesticide * Psychotropic Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor *

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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 Mercurialis annua (Euphorbiaceae)

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