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Common Names
Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | 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. |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | 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. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,,3,3',4,4',5,7-HEPTAHYDROXYFLAVANBIOSIDE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| 2-ALPHA-HYDROXY-OLEANOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| 2-PHENYLCHROMONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACANTOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| ACANTOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | 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. |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Sympathomimetic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratogenic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Teratologic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 3 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 3 | Azuma, Y., Onishi, Y., Sato, Y., Kizaki, H. 1995. Effects of Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors With Different Modes of Action on Topoisomerase Activity and Death of IL-2-Dependent CTLL-2-Cells. J Biochemistry, 118: 312-318. |
| Toxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |