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Plant Crataegus pentagyna (Rosaceae)

Common Names
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
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 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.
HYPEROSIDE 30 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.
LUTEOLIN-GLYCOSIDE 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.
RUTIN 87 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.
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.
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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
Antiherpetic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antihistaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypertensive 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 3 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 3 Huang, M-T., and Ferraro, T. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Cancer Prevention. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.2 p.21.
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.