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Plant Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Poinsettia
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA,GAMMA-DIAMINOBUTYRIC-ACID 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BREIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-2,4,6-TRIENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPI-GERMANICYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANICOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANICYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANICYL-BEHENATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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