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Common Names
Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLONAMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCONESSIMINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCONESSIMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHALINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHENINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHESSINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| KURCHESSINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHICINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KURCHICINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHILIDINE | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHIMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHINICIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.7 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1994. Steroidal Constituents of Holarrhena pubescens. J. Natural Products, 57(1): 27-31. |
| KURCHINIDINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 0.7 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1993. Steroidal Alkaloids and an Androstane Derivative from the Bark of Holarrhena pubescens. Phytochemistry, 33(4): 925-928. |
| KURCHININ | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 4.2 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1993. Steroidal Alkaloids and an Androstane Derivative from the Bark of Holarrhena pubescens. Phytochemistry, 33(4): 925-928. |
| KURCHININE | 0 | Bark | not available | 2.2 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1994. Steroidal Constituents of Holarrhena pubescens. J. Natural Products, 57(1): 27-31. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 9 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |