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Plant Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae)

Common Names
Air Plant; Siempre Viva
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
3,8-DIMETHOXY-4',5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BRYOPHYLLIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available not available not available Tramil
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Leaf 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
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticolitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antiescherichic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.