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Plant Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Hawthorn; English 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
(+)-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.
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2''-O-RHAMNOSIDE-ISOORIENTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-RHAMNOSIDE-ISOVITEXIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-RHAMNOSYL-ISOORIENTIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-RHAMNOSYL-ISOVITEXIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-RHAMNOSYL-ORIENTIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-RHAMNOSYL-VITEXIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 *
4'-ACETYL-2-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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 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.
ADENINE 11 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.
ADENOSINE 28 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.
AESCULIN 33 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINOPURINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 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.
APIGENIN 101 Leaf 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
Myocardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myotonic 1 Martindale's 29th
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NEP-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Nodulation-Signal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 6 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P21-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *