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Common Names
Poinsettia
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERMANICYL-TETRACOSANOATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSIDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-ACETYLDIAMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAEICOSANOL | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOTARAXASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULCHEROL | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOSYL-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 3 | 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. |
| Anxiolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 3 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |