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Plant Crataegus laevigata (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn
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
NOREPINEPHRINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOREPINEPHRINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOREPINEPHRINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHOXY-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHOXY-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
O-METHOXY-PHENYLETHYLAMINE 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.
OCTACOSANE 0 Fruit 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.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 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.
OPC 25 Shoot 10000.0 30000.0 not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ORIENTIN-GLYCOSIDES 0 Fruit not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
OXALIC-ACID 9 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
PECTIN 24 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.
PHLOBAPHENE 0 Fruit 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.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 405.0 1450.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 3069.0 11000.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS 34 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.
PROCYANIDIN 11 Fruit not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Hyperuricemic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hypocholesterolemic 18 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Hypoglycemic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 18 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 13 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 11 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
iNOS-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 3 Martindale's 29th
Insecticide 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insectifuge 6 Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.