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Plant Erinacea anthyllis (Fabaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
5-0-METHYLGENISTEIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimicrobial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Maga, J.A. Contribution of Phenolic Compounds to Smoke Flavor. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.13.
Antineuroblastomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 64.
Antiproliferative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *