Plant Caulophyllum thalictroides (Berberidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Blue Cohosh

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Medicinal

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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
(-)-ANAGYRINE	0	Root	not available	92.0	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
(-)-BAPTIFOLINE	0	Root	not available	77.0	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ALKALOIDS	0	Root	2200.0	8100.0	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Root	84.0	762.0	0.10	Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE	11	Root	not available	120.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	5.7	51.5	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	16060.0	146000.0	2.24	Duke, 1992 *
BAPTIFOLINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
BAPTIFOLINE	0	Root	not available	200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE	130	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Root	2.6	24.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM	28	Root	428.0	3890.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Root	81950.0	745000.0	-1.09	Duke, 1992 *
CAULOPHYLLINE	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-1	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-2	0	Root	not available	260.0	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.

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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
Antiosteoporotic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotooxidative	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiplasmodial	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.