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Plant Erythrina berteroana (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pito
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-ERYTHROIDINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 370.0 2340.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot 12000.0 76000.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Shoot 2.0 14.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ERYTHROIDINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 1080.0 6835.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 100000.0 633000.0 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ERYSODINE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOPINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOTHIOPINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOTHIOVINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOVINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 2000.0 13000.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot 24000.0 152000.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
HYPAPHORINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot 22.0 140.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Shoot 480.0 3040.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Shoot 12.0 75.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 800.0 5060.0 0.76 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 44000.0 278000.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.