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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LUTEOLIN 78 Leaf 29.0 -0.59 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
LUTEOLIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 1175.0 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MANNITOL 18 Leaf *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed Oil *
N-TRIACONTANOL 0 Bark =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
N-TRIACONTANYL-TRIDECANATE 0 Bark *
N-TRIACONTYL-N-TRIDECANOATE 0 Bark *
N-TRIACONTYL-N-TRIDECANOATE 0 Leaf *
N-TRIACONTYL-N-TRIDECANOATE 0 Root *
N-TRIACONTYL-N-TRIDECANOATE 0 Seed *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Oil 346600.0 347000.0 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 19410.0 42360.0 -0.63 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Oil 90700.0 91000.0 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 5080.0 11085.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PENTOSANS 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PROTEIN 0 Seed 50000.0 55555.0 -1.59 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
QUINONE 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Astringent 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Bacteristat 1 Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Beta-Blocker 1 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Bronchodilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 2 *
Cancer-Preventive 12 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 5 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.
Candidistat 1 *
Carcinogenic 2 *
Cardiodepressant 2 *
Cardioprotective 1 *
Cardiotonic 1 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Chemopreventive 2 *
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 6 Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CNS-Depressant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.