Plant Ilex paraguariensis (Aquifoliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly

How this plant is used

Food

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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
NITROGEN	0	Leaf	not available	30000.0	-0.69	Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PRBER	0	Seed	520000.0	560000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	not available	190000.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	64000.0	69000.0	-1.47	Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE	43	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Leaf	not available	48000.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
RESINIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Leaf	40000.0	160000.0	0.60	Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE	21	Leaf	960.0	5000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE	36	Leaf	0.0	500.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID	89	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN	28	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	55000.0	-3.75	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Seed	not available	72000.0	-0.60	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
(+)-Inotropic	2	Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Adenosine-Antagonist	1	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	3	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	Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic-Synergist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antialopecic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic	2	Duke, 1992 *