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Plant Adonis vernalis (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Spring Adonis
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
16-HYDROXYSTROPHANTHIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXYSTROPHANTHIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETYLSTROPHADOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-EPI-PERIPLOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLADONITOXIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONIDOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOL 0 Plant not available 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIGENIN-2-ACETYL-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIGENIN-3-(O-ALPHA-L{2'O-ACETYL}-RHAMNOSIDO)-BETA-D... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIGENIN-3-(O-ALPHA-L{3'O-ACETYL}-RHAMNOSIDO)-BETA-D... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIGENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOXOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONIVERNIDASE 0 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
Antimitotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
AntiMS 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimuscarinic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimutagenic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antimyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 2 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiperistaltic 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotooxidative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipolio 1 Jim Duke's personal files.