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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae)

Common Names
Crape Myrtle
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
3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 3 Root *
DELPHINIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant *
DIHYDROVERTICILLATINE 0 Plant *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf *
FAT 0 Seed 83000.0 -0.96 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Flower *
LACERACETAL 0 Leaf *
LAGERINE 0 Plant *
MALVIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant *
METHYL-GALLATE 16 Flower *
METHYLLAGERINE 0 Plant *
PETUNIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 212000.0 -0.19 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Terashima, S., Shimizu, M., Nakayama, H., Ishikura, M., et al. 1990. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Medicinal Plant of 'Sinfito,' Potentilla candicans, and Further Synthesis of Their Related Compounds. Chem. Pharm. Bull 38(10):2733-2736, 1990
Analgesic 1 (View) *
Antiadenovirus 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
Antiallergenic 2 (View) Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antianaphylactic 2 (View) *
Antiangiogenic 1 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 2 (View) Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antibacterial 3 (View) *
Antibronchitic 2 (View) Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticarcinomic 1 (View) *
Anticariogenic 1 (View) *
Anticataract 1 (View) Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989.