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Plant Holarrhena pubescens (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi
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
KURCHIPHYLLAMINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KURCHIPHYLLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KURCHOLESSINE 0 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
KURCHOLESSINE 0 Stem Bark not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
L-QUERBRACHITOL 0 Leaf 2500.0 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
L-QUERBRACHITOL 0 Stem not available 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LETTOCINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LETTORESINOL-A 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LETTORESINOL-B 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 3610.0 5700.0 0.19 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 52000.0 164100.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 19000.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MONOMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE-I 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOMETHYLHOLARRHIMINE-II 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-20-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE 0 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-20-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-3-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE 0 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-3-METHYL-HOLARRHIMINE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYLHOLARRHIMINE 0 Stem Bark 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
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 *