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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Digitalis lanata (Scrophulariaceae)

Common Names
Grecian Foxglove
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
1-METHOXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Leaf *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Leaf *
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Plant *
3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Leaf *
4-METHYL-SCUTELLAREIN 0 Leaf *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3',6'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Leaf *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-6-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Leaf *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Leaf *
ACETYLDIGITOXINS 0 Leaf 50.0 300.0 *
ACETYLDIGOXINS 0 Leaf 50.0 300.0 *
ACETYLGITALOXINS 0 Leaf 10.0 20.0 *
ACETYLGITOXINS 0 Leaf 10.0 50.0 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant *
CHOLINE 20 Leaf 1000.0 -0.43 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Leaf *
DESACETYLLANATOSIDE-C 0 Leaf 50.0 120.0 *
DESACETYLLANATOSIDE-C 0 Seed 20.0 *
DIGILANIDASE 0 Leaf *
DIGILUTEIN 0 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiproliferant 1 *
Antirheumatic 1 *
Antispasmodic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antistaphylococcic 1 *
Antisteatotic 1 *
Antitachycardic 2 *
Antitumor 2 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Skin) 1 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 *
Antitussive 1 *
Antiviral 6 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Aphidifuge 1 *
Apoptotic 1 *