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Plant Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae)

Common Names
Purple Loosestrife
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Flower not available 10000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-MONOGALACTOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIISOBUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOTANNINS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOLIOLIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARCISSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ORIENTIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Flower not available 137000.0 0.82 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf not available 120000.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Root not available 85000.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
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Abortifacient 1 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Ant-Repellent 1 (View Chemicals list for Ant-Repellent) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiapoptotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiapoptotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatheromic) Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.