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Plant Catharanthus lanceus (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Lanceleaf Periwinkle
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
3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYLACETAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
AJMALICINE 11 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMMOCALLINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHALANCEINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHANNEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CATHARANTHINE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHARINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHATKAVINE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DESMETHOXY-HORHAMMERERININE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HORHAMMERERICINE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HORHAMMERERININE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LANCEINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUROSINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOCHNERINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERICALLINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERICYCLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PERICYCLIVINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERIFORMYLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PERIMIVINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERIVINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Adrenergic-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic 2 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.
Anesthetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiuretic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidopaminergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote 1 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.
Antihypertensive 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiketaminic 1 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.
Antiparaesthesic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antipolio 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antiserotonin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitumor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Anxiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *