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Common Names
Visnaga
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHROMONES | 0 | Leaf | 4080.0 | 4880.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMONES | 0 | Petiole | 200.0 | 260.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMONES | 0 | Root | 70.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-KHELLACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROSAMIDIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROSELINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 200.0 | 300.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 120000.0 | 180000.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONE | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURANOCHROMONE | 0 | Seed | 10000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURANOCOUMARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUROCHROME | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUROCOUMARIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-PYRONE | 0 | Seed | 10000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCURONIC-ACID | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic (Breast) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Cytotoxic (Colon) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Cytotoxic (Lung) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 7 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |