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Plant Jatropha gossypifolia (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Spanish Physic Nut
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-PIPEONYLIDENE-2-VERYTRYL-3-R-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GADAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPHYTOSTEROL 0 Bark not available 3500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVITEXIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATROPHINE 0 Bark not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
JATROPHOLONES 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATROPHONE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *

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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiADD) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 3 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Antibradiquinic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibradiquinic) Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990.
Anticancer 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *