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Common Names
Devil's-Backbone
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERSALDEGIN-1,3,5-ORTHOACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERSALDEGIN-1-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CLEROSTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIGREDORIGENIN-3-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIGREMONTIANIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990. |
| Antioxidant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |