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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.
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 *
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
Antiarrhythmic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiasthmatic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradycardic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.