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Plant Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Bearberry; Uva Ursi
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
HYPERIN 14 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HYPEROSIDE 30 Leaf not available 13000.0 1.72 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 12.0 105.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf not available 2710.0 -0.50 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
LUPEOL 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 140.0 1210.0 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 2.0 16.5 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ARBUTIN 0 Leaf not available 57.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ARBUTIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MO 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOTROPEIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOTROPEIN 2 Shoot not available 250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-GYLCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 1.4 12.0 -1.04 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Anticataract 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholestatic 1 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.
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplement 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 4 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th