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

Plant Ilex paraguariensis (Aquifoliaceae)

Common Names
Mate, Paraguay Tea, South American Holly
How this plant is used
Food

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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
2,5-XYLENOL 0 Leaf *
4-OXOLAURIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
5-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID 1 Leaf *
ASH 0 Leaf 42500.0 -1.35 *
ASH 0 Seed 13000.0 -1.05 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Leaf *
CAFFEINE 62 Leaf 2000.0 20000.0 -0.44 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf *
CHLOROPHYLL 21 Leaf 19000.0 -0.24 *
CHOLINE 20 Leaf *
EO 0 Leaf 3000.0 -0.75 *
FAT 0 Seed 161000.0 173000.0 -0.49 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 176800.0 0.19 *
INOSITOL 8 Leaf *
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID 2 Leaf *
ISOCAPRONIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
ISOVALERIC-ACID 5 Leaf *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Leaf *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 2 (View) Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Adenosine-Antagonist 1 (View) McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Analeptic 1 (View) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Analgesic-Synergist 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 2 (View) *
Antiallergic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antialopecic 1 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 2 (View) *
Antianemic 2 (View) *