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Plant Datura metel (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Hindu Datura
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
3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3ALPHA,6BETA-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPAN-7BETA-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3ALPHA,6BETA-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3ALPHA-ACETOXYTROPANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HYDROXY-3,6-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Flower 1700.0 9800.0 1.35 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Fruit 890.0 2700.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 700.0 5500.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant 900.0 5500.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 1000.0 7000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Seed 1700.0 5900.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Sprout Seedling not available 1900.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Stem 300.0 4100.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 28260.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
APOHYOSCINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 2220.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE 51 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LINOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 3500.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Seed not available 1200.0 -1.40 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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amnesigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Martindale's 29th
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anhydrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianoxic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *