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Plant Equisetum arvense (Equisetaceae)

Common Names
Field Horsetail, Horsetail
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Strobilus not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
24-ALPHA-EHTYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
24-ALPHA-METHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
4-HYDROXY-6-(2-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-2,2,5,7-TETRAMETHYL-INDANONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
4-HYDROXY-6-(2-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-2,2,5,7-TETRAMETHYL-INDANONE 0 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-CAFFEOYL-SHIKIMIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-O-CAFFEOYLSHIKIMIC-ACID 1 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6-CHLOROAPIGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACONITIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALUMINUM 5 Plant 81.0 378.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
APIGENIN-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
APIGENIN-5-O-(6'-MALONYL-GLUCOSIDE) 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
APIGENIN-5-O-(6'-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
APIGENIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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