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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
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTATRIACONTANE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS 0 Plant not available 140000.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available 140000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHADOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN-DIGITALOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERNADIGIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERNADIN 0 Root 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
Antiproliferant 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipurpuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antishigellic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antispasmodic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antispermigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisteatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistrep 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antisunburn 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyphilitic 1 Duke, 1992 *