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Common Names
Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-INOSITOLMONOMETHYLETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| ACALYPHAMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ACALYPHINE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 1470.0 | 7540.0 | 0.26 | Wealth of India. |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 31000.0 | 159000.0 | 0.71 | Wealth of India. |
| AURANTIAMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 6670.0 | 34205.0 | 1.08 | Wealth of India. |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 60000.0 | 300700.0 | -2.47 | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 14000.0 | 71800.0 | 0.31 | Wealth of India. |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 23000.0 | 117950.0 | -0.54 | Wealth of India. |
| GAMMA-SITOSTEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | =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 |
| HCN | 9 | Leaf | not available | 2700.0 | 0.65 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HYDROCYANIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2700.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 170.0 | 885.0 | 1.32 | Wealth of India. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| N-METHYL-3-CYANOPYRIDONES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| N-OCTACOSANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchosedative | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 4 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |