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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiileus	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	7	Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	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.
Antimalarial	1	Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antimanic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMRSA	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	8	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic?	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic	5	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive	2	Duke, 1992 *