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Plant Coleus forskohlii (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Forskohl's Coleus
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
(+)-FERRUGINOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,9-DIDEOXY-7-DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-DEOXOCARNOSOL 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3BETA-HYDROXY-3-DEOXYBARBATUSIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA,7BETA,9ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA-HYDROXY-CARNOSOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7BETA-ACETOXY-6BETA,9ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-DEOXYFORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBATUSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBATUSOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLEOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLEONOLS 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLEONS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLEOSOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOBUTATUSIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSKOLIN 34 Tuber not available 4630.0 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
ACTH-genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adenylate-Cyclase-Activator 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 1.
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsoriac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombotic 1 Bezanger-Beauquesne, L. Noveautes en Phytotherapie. Huitieme Revue. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 46-76, 1991.
Antithyreotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Suzdak, P. D., Browne, R. G. 1985. The Effect of Chronic in vivo Infusion of Forskolin on Noradrenergic Receptor Sensitivity. Psychopharmacology, 87(4): 464-467.
Bronchodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-genic 1 Duke, 1992 *