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Plant Euphorbia tirucalli (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Aveloz
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
12-O-(2Z)(4E)-OCTADIENOYL-4-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE 1 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate 28000.0 38000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available 74000.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPHOL 1 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPHORONE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOEUPHORAL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAMEPFEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPOGENIN-ACETATES 0 Plant not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXERIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLOL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antimutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antioxidant 2 Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 1 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 1 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiseborrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 3 Duke, 1992 *