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Plant Convallaria majalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Lily-Of-The-Valley
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
ACETIDINE-2-CARBONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIPENDOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANESCIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARDENOLIDES 1 Flower 1000.0 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHEIROTOXIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHEIROTOXOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLAMARIN 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLAMAROGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLAMAROSIDE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLARIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLATOXIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLATOXOL 0 Plant 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
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 4 Duke, 1992 *