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Plant Cytisus scoparius (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Scotch Broom
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
8-GLYCOSYL-5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3'METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 38000.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMEXANTHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOPAMINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPININE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 60000.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVOXANTHIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFUROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN-7,4'-DI-O-APIOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN-7-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-35 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDOXYLUPANINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDOXYTYRAMINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSPARTEINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Arrhythmigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bradycardic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Bruchifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Inhibitor 1 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.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 10 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillarifortificant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 3 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardiodepressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 163.1999.