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Common Names
Field Horsetail; Horsetail
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotrophic | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitamin-A-Activity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |