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.
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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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-OXOLAURIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	not available	42500.0	-1.35	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	not available	13000.0	-1.05	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRIC-ACID	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE	62	Leaf	2000.0	20000.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL	21	Leaf	not available	19000.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Leaf	not available	3000.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	161000.0	173000.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	not available	176800.0	0.19	Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL	8	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOCAPRONIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERIC-ACID	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID	11	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	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
Antiapneic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiapoplectic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	4	Martindale's 29th
Antiatherogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiautistic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antibacterial	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antibradyarrhythmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antibronchitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticancer (Cervix)	1	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Anticancer (Colon)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility	1	Merck 7th Ed.