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

Plant Euphorbia lathyris (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Caper Spurge, Mole Plant
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
16-HYDROXYINGENOL 0 Plant *
3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE 0 Latex Exudate 5000.0 *
6,20-EPOXYLATHYROL-5,10-DIACETATE-3-PHENYLACETATE 0 Plant *
7-HYDROXYLATHYROL 0 Plant *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETULIN 13 Plant *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate *
DAPHNETIN 5 Seed *
EUPHORBETIN 0 Seed *
EUPHORBIASTEROID 0 Seed *
FAT 0 Seed 400000.0 475000.0 1.10 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Stem *
INGENOL-3-HEXADECANIC-ACID-ESTER 0 Plant *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf *
KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf *
L-DOPA 25 Latex Exudate 17000.0 *
LATHYROLS 0 Seed *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 340000.0 365500.0 2.03 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf *
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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 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (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 2 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 (View) *
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) *