Plant Ipomoea purga (Convolvulaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Jalap

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Tuber	30000.0	40000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CETYL-ALCOHOL	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CONVOLVULINE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EXEGONIC-ACID	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IPURANOL	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
JALAPINE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
JALAPINOLIC-ACID	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ETHYL-ACETIC-ACID	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ORIZABINE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVOSIDES	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Tuber	100000.0	200000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SCAMMONINE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN	44	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STARCH	5	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TIGLIC-ACID	1	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VALERIC-ACID	9	Tuber	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
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	1	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Musculotropic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Myorelaxant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	1	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Perfumery	2	Merck 11th Edition
Pesticide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin	1	Duke, 1992 *
Phytohormonal	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Poultice	1	Martindale's 29th
Prooxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Sedative	2	Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen	1	Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Tranquilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Uterosedative	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.
Vulnerary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.