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Plant Digitalis purpurea (Scrophulariaceae)

Common Names
Purple Foxglove
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DIGITOPURPON 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGITOXIGENIN 0 Leaf 1.0 10.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DIGITOXIGENIN-BISDIGITOXOSIDE 0 Leaf 10.0 30.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DIGITOXIGENIN-GLUCOMETHYLOSIDE 0 Leaf 30.0 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGITOXIN 6 Leaf 20.0 3000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DINATIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EVATROMONOSIDE 0 Leaf 5.0 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
F-GITONIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 12200.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 500000.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITALIN 1 Leaf 3000.0 9000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITALOXIGENIN 0 Leaf 1.0 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITALOXIGENIN-BISDIGITOXOSIDE 0 Leaf 1.0 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITALOXIN 0 Leaf 10.0 300.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Leaf 2000.0 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITONIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITONIN 0 Seed not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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Anticarcinogenic 4 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinogenic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 4 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinomic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticataract) 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.
Antichoreic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antichoreic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticirrhotic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticlastogen) Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticoagulant) Merck 11th Edition
Anticomplementary 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticomplementary) Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticystinuric) Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidementia) Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidepressant) Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatic) Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatitic) Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic?) Martindale's 29th
Antidiuretic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiuretic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidote 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote) Martindale's 29th
Antidyskinetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidyskinetic) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysmenorrheic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiEBV) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.