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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Solanum dulcamara (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 15ALPHA-HYDROXYSOLADULCIDINE Root -- -- -- *
0 15ALPHA-HYDROXYSOLASODINE Root -- -- -- *
0 15ALPHA-HYDROXYTOMATADENOL Root -- -- -- *
0 15ALPHA-HYDROXYTOMATADIDINE Root -- -- -- *
0 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
0 3,5-TOMATIDIENE Shoot -- -- -- *
0 31-NOR-LANOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 3BETA-5-TOMATIDEN-OL Shoot -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-SOLADULCINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-SOLAMARINE Plant -- -- -- *
51 ATROPINE Seed -- -- -- *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
0 BETA-SOLADULCINE Plant -- -- -- *
2 BETA-SOLAMARINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 BRASSICASTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
2 CAMPESTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
1 CHOLESTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
1 CITROSTADIENOL Seed -- -- -- *
7 CYCLOARTENOL Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
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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.