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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Humulus lupulus (Cannabaceae)

Common Names
Hops
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 332.0 1782.0 -0.29 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 1782.0 -0.17 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASH 0 Flower 15996.0 86000.0 0.40 *
ASH 0 Fruit 70000.0 100000.0 1.12 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPARAGINIC-ACID 0 Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASTRAGALIN 7 Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-ALANINE 2 Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Flower 0.5 2.4 -0.59 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 2.4 -0.15 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Fruit 520.0 -0.49 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Fruit 5.0 -0.71 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Fruit 60.0 *
BETA-FARNESENE 0 Fruit 35.0 -1.00 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Essential Oil 420000.0 580000.0 1.71 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil *
BETA-PINENE 13 Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Fruit 150.0 1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 18 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 *
Antidyspeptic 1 *
Antidysphagic 1 *