Plant Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Rush

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
MANGANESE	14	Pith	not available	171.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Pith	not available	1.4	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PENTOSANS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Pith	not available	7620.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	not available	86000.0	-1.26	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	not available	131000.0	-0.91	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Pith	not available	291.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
XYLAN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Pith	not available	38.0	-1.00	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
Contraceptive	1	Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Cytotoxic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Differentiator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	5	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ergogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Febrifuge	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hemostat	1	Martindale's 29th
Hepatoprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hyperglycemic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic	2	Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic	1	Duke, 1992 *