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Plant Crataegus laevigata (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn
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
VITEXIN-4',7-DI-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
VITEXIN-4',7-DI-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
VITEXIN-4',L-RHAMNO-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
VITEXIN-4',L-RHAMNO-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
VITEXIN-4'-L-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
VITEXIN-4'-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
WATER 0 Fruit not available 721000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit 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
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 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.
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 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.
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 4 Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Antiulcer 13 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th