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Common Names
Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-HYDROXYPHENYLMETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3,4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISEALDEHYDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVICULARIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | 20000.0 | -1.00 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-BENZOATE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ETHYL-SALICYLATE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FILALBIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Flower | not available | 60000.0 | 0.39 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | 5000.0 | -0.73 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| GAULTHERIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HELIOTROPINE | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 5 | 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. |
| Allergenic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaflatoxin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |