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Plant Ardisia japonica (Myrsinaceae)

Common Names
Marlberry
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *