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Common Names
Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-ACETYL-OLEANOLIC ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-BENZYL ALCOHOL | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6'-O-(P-COUMAROYL)-PROCUMBIDE | 0 | 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. |
| 6'-O-(P-COUMAROYL)-PROCUMBIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 31.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-O(P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE | 0 | 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. |
| 8-O(P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 184.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-P-COUMAROYL-HARPAGIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOSIDE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | 60.0 | -1.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 178.0 | 939.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | not available | 840.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 13490.0 | 71000.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | 160.0 | -1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-(3'-4'-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1-3)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |