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
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
Antilymphomic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimalarial	2	Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary*, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimanic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMorning-Sickness	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiMSG-Sensitivity	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimutagenic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antinarcotic	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.
Antinephritic	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineuralgic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antineuritic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antineuropathic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineuropathic?	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	2	Duke, 1992 *