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Common Names
Mandrake
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,6-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE | 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. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root | 3000.0 | 4000.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APOATROPINE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATROPINE | 51 | Root | 10.0 | 20.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BELLADONNINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSATROPIC-ACID | 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. |
| CUSCOHYGRINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 226000.0 | -0.21 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| HYOSCYAMINE | 27 | Root | 2500.0 | 3500.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANDRAGORINE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NORHYOSCYAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 221000.0 | -0.11 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SCOPINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLAMINE | 41 | Root | 30.0 | 50.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | 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. |
| SCOPOLINE | 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. |
| TROPIC-ACID | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387 |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amnesigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anesthetic-potentiator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antibradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinergic | 5 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidote (Anticholinesterase) | 3 | Martindale's 29th |