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Plant Adiantum capillus-veneris (Pteridaceae)

Common Names
Maidenhair Fern
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-CAFFEYLGALACTOSE-6-SULFATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-CAFFEYLGLUCOSE-3-SULFATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-P-COUMARYLGLUCOSE-2-SULFATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-P-COUMARYLGLUCOSE-6-SULFATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
21-BETA-HYDROXY-29NOR-22-HOPANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
21-HYDROXYADIANTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA,4-ALPHA-EPOXYFILICANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,9-(11)-FERNADIENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-FERNENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADIANTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADIANTOXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCETIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-SULFATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *