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Plant Arbutus unedo (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Arbutus; Strawberry Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
1-DOTRIACONTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TRIACONTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
15-NONACOSANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARBUTIN 15 Leaf not available 27000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ARBUTOFLAVONOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 34000.0 368000.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOLIC-ACID 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 16 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ARBUTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOFLUENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 31000.0 235000.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 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.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 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.
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991.
Antitussive 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiulcer 2 Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 1 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Astringent 3 Martindale's 29th
Bacteristat 1 Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.