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Plant Humulus lupulus (Cannabaceae)

Common Names
Hops
How this plant is used
Food
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-EPI-THIOHUMULENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
12AROMADENDRINE-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',6'-DIMETHOXY-4,4'-DIHYDROXY-CHALCONE 0 Fruit not available 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIMETHYL-5-OXO-2,5-DIHYDRO-FURAN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3,4-TRITHIAPENTANE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3,4-TRITHIAPENTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
2,3,5-TRITHIAHEXANE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DECANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DODECANONE 0 Essential Oil 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.
2-METHYL-5-PENTENYLFURAN 0 Essential Oil 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.
2-METHYL-5-THIA-HEX-2-ENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL 0 Fruit not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUT-B-EN-2-OL 0 Fruit not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Essential Oil 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.
2-METHYL-BUTYL-ISOVALERATE 0 Essential Oil 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.
2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPANIC-ACID 0 Flower 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
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 12 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasphyctic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 43 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 11 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *