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Common Names
Field Horsetail; Horsetail
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | 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. |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |