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Common Names
Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1151.0 | 6060.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHARPAGOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 3.0 | 14.5 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 4750.0 | 25000.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 110000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 420000.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FISETIN | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| FISETIN | 15 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | not available | 2700.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 12 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephritic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |