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Common Names
Agrimony; Sticklewort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ELLAGIN-TANNIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGITANNINS | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | 2000.0 | -0.59 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| EUSCAPHIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUSCAPHIC-ACID-28-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 350000.0 | 0.45 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLO-TANNIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOTANNINS | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOPROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Flower | not available | 3700.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOLE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ISOPULEGOLE-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Inflorescence | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 8 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |