Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae)

Common Names
Buckthorn
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
1,8-DIHYDRO-2-ACETYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Bark *
1-MONOGLUCOSIDEMODIN 0 Plant *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Plant *
ALOIN 12 Plant *
AMYGDALIN 8 Plant *
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Bark 30000.0 70000.0 -1.00 *
ANTHRONE 1 Bark *
ANTHRONE-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ARMEPAVINE 4 Bark *
BARBALOIN 6 Bark *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit *
CATECHIN 43 Plant *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Bark *
DESOXYBARBALOIN 0 Plant *
EMODIN 58 Bark *
EMODIN-1-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant *
EMODIN-8-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant *
EMODIN-8-O-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Bark *
EMODIN-DIANTHRONE 0 Bark *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Bactericide 1 (View) *
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
AGEs-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Oliveira, T. T., Nagem, T. J., Miranda, L. C. G., Paula, V. F., Teixeira, M. A. 1997. Inhibitory Action on Aldose Reductase by Soybean Flavonoids. J Braz Chem Soc, 8(3): 211-213.
Allelochemic 1 (View) 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 3 (View) *
Allergenic? 1 (View) *
Analgesic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 5 (View) *
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antialcoholic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiallergic 1 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) 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
Antianginal 1 (View) *