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Plant Hedera helix (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Ivy
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ALPHA-HEDERIN 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HEDERIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELIXEN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE 33 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FALCARINONE 3 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 351000.0 0.45 Duke, 1992 *
GERMACRENE-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDERACOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDERAGENIN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 4 Twig not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available 45630.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neurotoxic 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Occuloirritant 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 11 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Propecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide 2 Duke, 1992 *