Swertia chirata | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Chirata, Chiretta

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Medicinal

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Activities: 109

Chemicals w/Activities: 12

All Chemicals: 25

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	1,3,7,8-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE	Plant	--	--	--	*
2	1,8-DIHYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antitubercular Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. Pesticide *
0	1-HYDROXY-3,5,8-TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	AMAROGENIN	Plant	--	200.0	--	*
9	BETA-AMYRIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
Analgesic * Antiedemic IC27=40 mg/kg ipr rat * Antiinflammatory * Antinociceptive * Antiulcer * Gastroprotective * Hepatoprotective * Larvicide * Mosquitocide *
0	CHIRATANIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	CHIRATIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	CHIRATOGENIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	DECUSSATIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	ENICOFLAVINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
24	GENTIANINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Analgesic Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) Antianaphylactic * Antiarthritic * Antibacterial * Antiedemic * Antihistaminic * Antiinflammatory Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) Antimeningitic ivn man * Antipsychotic Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) Antirheumatic * Antishigellic * Antistaphylococcic * Antistreptococcic * Ataractic Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) CNS-Paralytic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. CNS-Stimulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Corticosterogenic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Emetic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Hypoglycemic * Hypotensive Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Myorelaxant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Neurotoxic R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. Pesticide * Sedative Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
0	GENTIOCRUCIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
4	GENTIOPICRIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antimalarial Merck 11th Edition Fungicide * Larvicide 1,300-2,00 mg/man * Pesticide *
0	ISOBELLIDIFOLIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
21	LUPEOL	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antiangiogenic 30-50 ug/ml * AntiEBV * Antiedemic * Antiflu * Antihyperglycemic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiinflammatory 1/3 indomethacin * Antilithic 25 mg/kg/day * Antimalarial IC50=46.8 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. Antioxalate 25 mg/kg/day * Antioxidant 25 mg/kg/day * Antiperoxidant 25 mg/kg/day * Antiprostaglandin * Antirheumatic * Antitumor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiurethrotic * Antiviral * Cytotoxic 50-500 ppm * FPTase-Inhibitor IC50=65 ug/ml * Hypotensive Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Pesticide * TOPO-2-Inhibitor IC50=10.4 uM *
18	MANGIFERIN	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antidermatitic Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. Antidiabetic * Antifibrotic =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp Antihepatotic =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp Antihepatotoxic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiherpetic * Antiinflammatory Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antioxidant * Antispasmodic 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. Antiviral * Cardiotonic 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. Choleretic 20 mg/kg 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. CNS-Stimulant 50-100 mg/kg =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp Diuretic 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. Immunostimulant Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. MAO-Inhibitor * Pesticide * T-Cell-Stimulant Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
18	OLEIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Allergenic * Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Anemiagenic * Antialopecic * Antiandrogenic * Antiinflammatory IC50=21 uM * Antileukotriene-D4 IC50=21 uM * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Choleretic 5 ml/man * Dermatitigenic * FLavor FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hypocholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Irritant Merck 11th Edition Percutaneostimulant Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. Perfumery Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Propecic *
0	OPHELIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
13	PALMITIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Antialopecic * Antiandrogenic * Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. Antioxidant IC40=60 * FLavor FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hemolytic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Lubricant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Pesticide * Propecic * Soap Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
0	RESIN	Plant	--	--	--	*

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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 Swertia chirata (Gentianaceae)

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