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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.
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
GALACTOSE 1 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.
GALACTOSE 1 Root not available 3600.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Root not available 2500.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGIDE 6 Root not available 546.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGIDE 6 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
HARPAGOGENIN 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOQUINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
HARPAGOQUINONE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Root 1000.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAQUINONE 0 Root not available not available 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
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th