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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimutagenic 5 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiproliferant 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprotozoal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipurpuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 4 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antiseborrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiserotonin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antisickling 1 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.