Plant Larrea tridentata (Zygophyllaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chaparral; Creosote Bush

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
HERBACETIN	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Plant	11.0	33.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Plant	not available	4700.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Bark	not available	3600.0	2.38	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Plant	not available	7800.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Plant	566.0	1720.0	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Plant	2.0	5.2	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Plant	not available	0.0	-1.08	Duke, 1992 *
NORHYDROGUARIARETIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Plant	not available	4200.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Plant	375.0	1140.0	-1.18	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Plant	4507.0	13700.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Plant	49350.0	150000.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	290000.0	300000.0	0.59	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	49350.0	200000.0	0.34	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Plant	0.6	1.7	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Plant	0.6	1.9	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Plant	1.0	3.1	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Plant	135.0	410.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antieczemic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiemetic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiencephalitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic	7	Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue	5	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibromyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrositic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antifibrotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular	1	Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic	3	Martindale's 29th