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Plant Lobelia inflata (Campanulaceae)

Common Names
Indian Tobacco; Lobelia
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
LOBELACRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
LOBELANIDINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELANIDINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELANINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELANINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
LOBELIA-INFLATA-ALKALOID-B-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE 15 Plant 3600.0 22500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE 15 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE 15 Tissue Culture not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBETYOL 0 Root not available 111.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBETYOLIN 0 Root not available 11111.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBETYOLININ 0 Root not available 489.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBINALIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LOBINALINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBINANIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
LOBININE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 183.0 1620.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 0.9 8.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *