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Plant Frangula purshiana (Rhamnaceae)

Common Names
Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BICASCAROSIDE-AD 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-BB 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-BC 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-BD 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-CC 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-CD 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BICASCAROSIDE-DD 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Bark 4100.0 14800.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Bark 224093.0 809000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CASANTHRANOL 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-A 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-B 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-C 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-D 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-E 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDE-F 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASCAROSIDES 0 Bark 40000.0 65000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CASSIAMIN-C 0 Bark not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Bark 0.2 0.6 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileukemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukotriene-D4 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 2 Duke, 1992 *