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Common Names
Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARISTOLACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-I | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARISTOLOCHINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARISTORED | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERPENTARINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | 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. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | 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. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antibacterial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticancer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |