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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.
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
Radioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Respiradepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Sunscreen 4 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Sweetener 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998.
Toxic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Vasodilator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.