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Common Names
Corkwood Tree; Pituri
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-HYOSCYAMINE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-PELLETIERINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXYDOTRIACONTAN-28-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-BETA-HYDROXYHYOSCYAMINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-BETA-HYDROXYHYOSCYAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXY-APOATROPINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXYHYOSCYAMINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-DOTRIACONTANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 833.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HYDROXYDOTRIACONTAN-30-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOXYTROPINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLATROPINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLTROPINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 20000.0 | 0.73 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-POROIDINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANABASINE | 6 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANABASINE | 6 | Root | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANABASINE | 6 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANABASINE | 6 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANATABINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Addictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387 |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amnesigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANS-Paralytic | 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. |
| ANS-Stimulant | 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. |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215. |
| Antianoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991. |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibacterial | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |