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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 3 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 4 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Transdermal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |