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Plant Baptisia tinctoria (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Wild Indigo
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
13-HYDROXYSPARTEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BAPTISINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BAPTISOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CYTISINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CYTISINE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OROBOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OROBOL-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant 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
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
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.
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiadrenergic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 163.1999.
Antibacterial 2 Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.