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Common Names
Suma; Pfaffia
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ACETOXYPFAFFIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3-ACETOXYPFAFFIC-ACID-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Root | not available | 1.3 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ECDYSONE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BETA-ECDYSONE | 2 | Root | not available | 6325.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 7.8 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | 12.8 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 10.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFIC-ACID-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| PFAFFOSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | 4.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDE-B | 0 | Root | not available | 9.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDE-C | 0 | Root | not available | 1.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDE-D | 0 | Root | 7.8 | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDE-E | 0 | Root | 10.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDE-F | 0 | Root | 1.1 | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PFAFFOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| POLYPODINE-B | 0 | Root | not available | 195.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | 7.8 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Fujita, T., Ohira, K., Miyatake, K., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, M. 1995. Inhibitory Effect of Perillosides A and C, Related Monoterpene Glucosides on Aldose Reductase and Their Structure-Activity Relationships. Chem Pharm Bull, 43(6): 920-926. |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 1 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |