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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-ALKANES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| N-DOCOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DOTRIACONTANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENEICOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXACOSANE | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTACOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PENTACOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TETRACOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRICOSANE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 15.0 | 79.0 | 0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID-ACETATE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiradicular | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 7 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 2 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 9 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistaph | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |