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Common Names
Lanceleaf Periwinkle
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | 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. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Cardiovascular | 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. |
| Cerebrocirculant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 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. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Hypothermic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Bhat, U. G., et al. 1995. A Structure-Function Relationship Among Reserpine and Yohimbine Analogues in Their Ability to Increase Expression of MDR1 and P-Glycoprotein in a Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Line. Mol Pharmacol, 48(4): 682-689. |
| Mydriatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Pesticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |