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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Devil's Claw, Grapple Plant
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
2-METHOXY-BENZYL ALCOHOL 0 Tuber *
3-BETA-ACETYL-OLEANOLIC ACID 0 Root *
4-METHOXY-BENZYL ALCOHOL 0 Tuber *
6'-O-(P-COUMAROYL)-PROCUMBIDE 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
6'-O-(P-COUMAROYL)-PROCUMBIDE 0 Root 31.3 *
8-O(P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
8-O(P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE 0 Root 184.0 *
8-P-COUMAROYL-HARPAGIDE 0 Tuber *
ACETOSIDE 1 Root Abstract (See species file)
ALANINE 3 Root 60.0 -1.67 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 178.0 939.0 0.19 *
ARGININE 14 Root 840.0 -0.50 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root *
ASH 0 Root 13490.0 71000.0 0.10 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 160.0 -1.27 *
BETA-(3'-4'-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1-3)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Tuber *
BIOSIDE 0 Root Abstract (See species file)
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 1 (View) *
(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View) *
(-)-Inotropic 1 (View) *
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 (View) Kohda, H., Tanaka, S., Yamaoka, Y., Yahara, S., Nohara, T., Tanimoto, T., Tanaka, A. 1989. Studies on Lens-Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor in Medicinal Plants.II Active Constituents of Monochasma savatierii FRANCH, et MAXIM. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(11):3153-3154
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *