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Plant Asclepias syriaca (Asclepiadaceae)

Common Names
Milkweed
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
11-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Seed 13650.0 47700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
9,12-HEXADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed 1820.0 6360.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HEXADECENOIC-ACID 0 Seed 9100.0 31800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCLEPIADIN 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Latex Exudate not available 12300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 37000.0 42000.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE 4 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate 1000.0 15000.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Plant not available 16000.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID-CARDENOLIDE-ESTER 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONDURANGIN 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYMAROSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DESGLUCOUZARIN 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 91000.0 318000.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 48230.0 168540.0 0.53 Duke, 1992 *
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
Addictive 1 (View Chemicals list for Addictive) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allergenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorectic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
ANS-Paralytic 1 (View Chemicals list for ANS-Paralytic) 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.
ANS-Stimulant 1 (View Chemicals list for ANS-Stimulant) 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.
Anthelmintic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antialopecic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.