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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
MYRICYL-ALCOHOL	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID	25	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	not available	46500.0	-1.65	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETOL	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETRIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNETIN	18	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID	41	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXEROL	2	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXERONE	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	781400.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
XANTHORHAMNIN	0	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
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic?	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic	6	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic	3	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
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	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	15	Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	5	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.