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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Hura crepitans (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Sandbox Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Latex Exudate *
BUTYROSPERMOL 0 Latex Exudate *
CREPITIN 0 Seed *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Latex Exudate *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf *
HURAIN 0 Latex Exudate *
HURATOXIN 3 Latex Exudate *
HURINE 0 Latex Exudate *
INOSITOL 8 Latex Exudate *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 2 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Analgesic 1 (View) Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 2 (View) Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) *
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View) *
Antibacterial 4 (View) *
Anticancer 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 (View) *
Anticarcinogenic 1 (View) *
Anticirrhotic 1 (View) *
Anticlastogen 1 (View) *
Antidiabetic? 1 (View) Martindale's 29th