Common Names
Caper Spurge; Mole Plant
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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16-HYDROXYINGENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
6,20-EPOXYLATHYROL-5,10-DIACETATE-3-PHENYLACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
7-HYDROXYLATHYROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETULIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DAPHNETIN | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
EUPHORBETIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
EUPHORBIASTEROID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Seed | 400000.0 | 475000.0 | 1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
HENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
INGENOL-3-HEXADECANIC-ACID-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
L-DOPA | 25 | Latex Exudate | not available | 17000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LATHYROLS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 340000.0 | 365500.0 | 2.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Antiulcer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiviral | 5 | Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991. |
Aphidifuge | 1 | Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494. |
Aphrodisiac | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
Arteriodilator | 1 | 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. |
ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cancer-Preventive | 6 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Carcinogenic | 2 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
Cardiac | 1 | 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. |
Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |