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Plant Adiantum capillus-veneris (Pteridaceae)

Common Names
Maidenhair Fern
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *