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Plant Datura innoxia (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Thorn Apple
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
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Flower not available 1880.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Leaf 1410.0 3100.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Root 860.0 1870.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Seed 480.0 925.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Shoot not available 1840.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METELOIDINE 0 Leaf 690.0 1515.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METELOIDINE 0 Root 40.0 390.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NORHYOSCYAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 200000.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOTROPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Flower not available 670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Leaf 675.0 3850.0 1.56 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Root 935.0 2340.0 1.76 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Seed 200.0 205.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Shoot not available 1660.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIGLOIDINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TROPINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amnesigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 3 Martindale's 29th
Anhydrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianoxic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiarrhythmic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antibacterial 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibradycardic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholinergic 5 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.
Anticonvulsant 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.