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Plant Kennedia nigricans (Fabaceae)

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
GENISTEIN 81 Leaf Diffusate not available 24.0 1.52 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYGENISTEIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 16.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antimicrobial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Maga, J.A. Contribution of Phenolic Compounds to Smoke Flavor. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.13.
Antineuroblastomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 64.
Antiproliferative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *