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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.
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
O-PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 0 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.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Tissue Culture not available 454.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-METHOXY-PHENOL 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTA-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 2 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.
PENTAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 43.0 370.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
PICEOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PO 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 444.0 3830.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 12876.0 111000.0 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 25000.0 256000.0 0.20 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-(6-O-GALLOYL-GALACTOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available 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
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *