Plant Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Queensland Asthma Herb

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
12-DEOXY-4BETA-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-DODECANOATE-20-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
12-DEOXY-4BETA-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-20-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
12-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-16-O-ALPHA-METHYLETC.	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
20-O-ACETYLRESENIFERENOL-9,13,14-ORTHOPHENYLACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE	0	Latex Exudate	not available	5000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN	10	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	not available	443.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN	13	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CAMPESTEROL	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHENOLIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL	7	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	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	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	8	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1	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	2	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	5	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiacne	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	1	Merck 11th Edition