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Plant Artemisia abrotanum (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Southernwood
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
ABROTINE 2 Plant 20000.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISITIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALYCANTHOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant 1800.0 21000.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
GUANINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFRAXIDIN 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUEBRACHITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Arteriodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 7 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 5 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.