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Plant Equisetum arvense (Equisetaceae)

Common Names
Field Horsetail; Horsetail
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE-7-O-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-SOPHOROSIDE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-SOPHOROSIDE-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-7-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
KAEMPFEROL-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE 5 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KILOCALORIES 0 Plant 200.0 3170.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
LEUTEOLIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUTEOLIN-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LUTEOLIN-5-O-(6'-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-5-O-(6'-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUTEOLIN-5-O-(6'-O-MALONYL-GLUCOSIDE) 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUTEOLIN-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPHYLL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 935.0 4370.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant 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
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 *