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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lachnanthes tinctoria (Haemodoraceae)

Common Names
Redroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,4-DIHYDROXY-5-PHENYL-NAPHTHALIC-ALEDHYDE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-5-PHENYL-1,8-NAPTHALENE-ANHYDRIDE 0 Root *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Fruit *
DIMETHOXY-PHENYL-NAPTHALIDES 0 Root *
LACHNANTHOCARPONE 0 Root *
LACHNANTHOFLUOREN 0 Root *
LACHNANTHOSIDE 0 Root *
N-(1-CARBOXY-2-METHYL-BUTYRYL)-LACHNANTHOPYRIDONE 0 Plant *
TETRAMETHOXY-PHENYL-NAPTHALIDES 0 Root *
TRIMETHOXY-PHENYL-NAPTHALIDES 0 Root *
TRISTEARIN 0 Fruit *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticancer 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiproliferant 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiwart 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Irritant 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Previtamin-A 1 *