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Plant Galium odoratum (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Waldmeister; Woodruff
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
ANTHRACENE-DERIVATIVES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Plant not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 57 Plant 7000.0 13000.0 2.41 Duke, 1992 *
EMULSIN 0 Plant 430000.0 450000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOTROPEIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPHTHALENE-DERIVATIVES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID-AMIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUBRICHLORIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID 41 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Allelochemic 1 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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianacarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antibrucellosic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticariogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antichilblain 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.