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Plant Brunfelsia uniflorus (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Manaca
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
BRUNFELSENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOPEANINE 0 Bark not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANACEINE 0 Bark not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANACINE 0 Bark not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANDRAGORINE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Bark not available 13000.0 -1.09 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Depressant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 2 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Dermatitigenic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Fungicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Herbicide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypertensive 1 Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Hypoglycemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165
Hypotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Musculotropic 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mydriatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pesticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.