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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticomplement | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |