Plant Hamamelis virginiana (Hamamelidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Witch Hazel

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
6-METHYLHEPTADIEN-3,5-ON(2)	0	Leaf	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE	6	Leaf	not available	160.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALCOHOLS	0	Leaf	not available	2000.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE	5	Leaf	not available	175.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE	13	Leaf	not available	50.0	0.82	Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN-3-GALLATE	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN-TANNIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Leaf	not available	2000.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
D-GALLOCATCHEIN	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN	8	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Leaf	not available	5000.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
ESTERS	0	Leaf	not available	750.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID	62	Leaf	not available	54400.0	1.07	Duke, 1992 *
GALLO-TANNIN	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELIDINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELIN	0	Bark	not available	160000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELIN	0	Leaf	not available	70000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELITANNIN	2	Bark	10000.0	30000.0	not available	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
Antimetastatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMRSA	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS	1	Martindale's 29th
Antimutagenic	6	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antionychogryphotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antioxidant	10	Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	3	Duke, 1992 *