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Plant Ardisia japonica (Myrsinaceae)

Common Names
Marlberry
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
2-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-3-PENTADECENYL-BENZOQUINONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARDISIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARDISINOL-I 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARDISINOL-II 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGENIN 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMBELIN 11 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant 1000.0 2000.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
ILEXOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAPANONE 4 Rhizome 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 333.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamebic 2 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *