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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Queensland Asthma Herb
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
12-DEOXY-4BETA-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-DODECANOATE-20-ACETATE 0 Plant *
12-DEOXY-4BETA-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-20-ACETATE 0 Plant *
12-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-16-O-ALPHA-METHYLETC. 0 Plant *
20-O-ACETYLRESENIFERENOL-9,13,14-ORTHOPHENYLACETATE 0 Plant *
3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE 0 Latex Exudate 5000.0 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Plant *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 443.0 -0.40 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem *
BETULIN 13 Stem *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant *
CAMPHOL 0 Plant *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate *
CHLOROPHENOLIC-ACID 0 Plant *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant *
CHOLINE 20 Plant *
CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) 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 (View) 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 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 8 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition