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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Dillenia retusa (Dilleniaceae)

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
BETULIN 13 Leaf 680.0 -0.18 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Bark 8000.0 0.38 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Fruit 1600.0 -0.48 Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Fruit 16000.0 2.03 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf 8500.0 1.10 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Wood 1300.0 0.24 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 *