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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
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiviral 2 Antiviral Research, 14: 323.
Astringent 1 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.
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Bird-Repellent 1 Merck 11th Edition
Bruchiphobe 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 2 Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic 2 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th