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Common Names
Henbane
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPETOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLAMINE | 41 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 327.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 4000.0 | 6224.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRAMETHYLPUTRESCINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIMETHYLAMINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TROPINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 48.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivinous | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 8 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiodepressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |