Plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Jimsonweed

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
3ALPHA,6BETA-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYLUBIMIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACONITIC-ACID	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Fruit	not available	4600.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Leaf	2500.0	5100.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Plant	1000.0	5000.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Root	not available	2100.0	-0.82	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Seed	not available	5000.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Stem	2500.0	2600.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
APOATROPINE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ATROPAMINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE	51	Plant	800.0	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINESTERASE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BUTANOL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIDOL	0	Plant	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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Addictive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Additive	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	4	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.
Allelopathic	1	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amnesigenic	1	Martindale's 29th
Analgesic	10	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	5	Martindale's 29th
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *