Plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
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 *

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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
Antileukemic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus	1	Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphocytic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's	1	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal	4	Duke, 1992 *