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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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROVERTICILLATINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 83000.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACERACETAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAGERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GALLATE 16 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYLLAGERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 212000.0 -0.19 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
Myorelaxant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Nephrotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828.
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Topoisomerase-I-Antagonist 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999.
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Hamada, S. I., Kataoka, T., Woo, J. T., Yamada, A., Yoshida, T., Nishimura, T., Otake, N., Nagai, K. 1997. Immunosuppressive Effects by Gallic Acid and Chebulagic Acid on CTL-Mediated Cytotoxicity. Biol Pharm Bull, 20: 1017-1019.
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229