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Plant Convallaria majalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Lily-Of-The-Valley
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PERIPLOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERIPLORHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GALACTODIRHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GALACTORHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHODEXIN-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHODEXOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOLOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOSIGENINN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHALLOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANALLOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TOLOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Mutagenic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Mycobactericide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 3 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pesticide 8 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416.
Protisticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Purgative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630.