Plant Digitalis purpurea (Scrophulariaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Purple Foxglove

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
1-METHOXY-2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
14ALPHA-DIGIPRONIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
16-ACETYLGITOXIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-ALIZARIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLPURPURIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYDIGITOLUTEIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6,8-DIHYDROXYMYRICETIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE	19	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN	101	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-GLUCOSYLAPIOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID	20	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARDEONOLIDES	0	Leaf	1600.0	4000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CEROTIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide)	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	2 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant)	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Additive	1 (View Chemicals list for Additive)	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allelochemic	1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic)	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	2 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic)	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	5 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	4 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic)	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic)	Duke, 1992 *
Ant-Repellent	1 (View Chemicals list for Ant-Repellent)	Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD	1 (View Chemicals list for AntiADD)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenoviral	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenoviral)	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenovirus)	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	3 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergenic)	Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.