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Common Names
Happy Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11-HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 20-HEXANOYL-10-METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 20-HEXANOYLCAMPTOTHECIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAMPTOTHECIN | 19 | Seed | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPTOTHECIN | 19 | Stem | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEOXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIFOLIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIMETHYLELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VENOTERPENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VINCOSIDE-LACTAM | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 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. |
| Larvistat | 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. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |