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Plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Jimsonweed
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
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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Musculotropic 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Mycobactericide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Narcotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neoplastic 1 Martindale's 29th
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neurotoxic 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 4 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *