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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
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available 750.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
CUSCOHYGRINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DATUGEN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DATUGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DITIGLOYL-D-DEHYDROXYTROPANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf not available 450.0 -0.98 Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 150000.0 300000.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FLURODATURATINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMALDEHYDE 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOLIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOFLURODATURATINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCINE 0 Leaf 550.0 2500.0 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
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatocarcinogenic 1 Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990.
Antihepatotoxic 9 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 28th
Antihistaminic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypertensive 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 12 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiiritic 1 Martindale's 30th