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Plant Jateorhiza palmata (Menispermaceae)

Common Names
Calumba Root
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 20000.0 43000.0 1.18 Duke, 1992 *
BISJATRORRHIZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALUMBIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHASMANTHIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBAMINE 7 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBIN-2,3-EPOXIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBINYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOGENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root 700.0 15000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
EX(METHANOL) 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOJATEORINYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATEORINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATEORINYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATEORRHIZINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMARIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMATINE 17 Root not available 20000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Root 300000.0 350000.0 0.14 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
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenocorticotrophic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anesthetic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Ankylostomacide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anthelmintic 2 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.
Antiacne 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antiaggregant 1 Tramil, 42: 511.
Antialzheimeran? 2 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.
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *