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Plant Cissampelos pareira (Menispermaceae)

Common Names
Butua; False Pareira; Pareira
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
(+)-CURINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(++)-CURINE-4'-METHYL-ETHER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-O-METHYLCURINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 7200.0 18000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
BEBEERINE 4 Root 4000.0 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CISSAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CISSAMPAREINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLANOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLEANINE 17 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-QUERCITOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root not available 2000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
HAYATIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HAYATINE 6 Root 50.0 2500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HAYATININE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHONDODENDRINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MENISMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PARIERINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELOSINE 0 Root not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antimitotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphagocytotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiseptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisilicotic 3 Duke, 1992 *