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Plant Lawsonia inermis (Lythraceae)

Common Names
Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
DIHYDROXYLUPENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50.
EO 0 Flower 100.0 200.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 56000.0 122220.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 335000.0 372200.0 1.87 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIXED-OIL 0 Seed not available 75000.0 -1.24 Duke, 1992 *
FRAXETIN 12 Leaf 50000.0 100000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available 69000.0 1.59 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENNADIOL 0 Bark not available 26.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HENNOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ISOPLUMBAGIN 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPLUMBAGIN 1 Stem Bark not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LACOUMARIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
LACOUMARIN 0 Plant not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LALOISIDE 0 Leaf not available 7650.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWNERMIS-ACID 0 Seed not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWNERMIS-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Seed not available 4.0 not available 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
Phytoalexin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Proliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 3 Hung, H.C., Lai, M.W., Wang, H.R., Chung, Y.L., Hsieh, L.M., Chen, C.C. 1993. Antiproliferative Effect of Esculetin on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Possible Roles of Signal Transduction Pathways. Eur J Pharmacol, 237(1): 39-44.
Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
PTK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermicide 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 4 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 3 Martindale's 28th
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 2 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.