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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
CHRYSALOIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-9-ANTHRONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-ANTHRONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-DIANTHRONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-DIMER 0 Bark not available 840.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-PHYSCION-DIANTHRONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Bark 3.2 11.6 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYBARBALOIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN 58 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN 58 Plant not available not available not available 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.
EMODIN 58 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN 58 Bl not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-ANTHRONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-ANTHRONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMOSIN-OXANTHRONE 0 Plant 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.
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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 *