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Plant Erythrina berteroana (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pito
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimigraine 3 Martindale's 29th
Antimutagenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiobesity 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.