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Plant Menispermum canadense (Menispermaceae)

Common Names
Moonseed
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ACUTIMIDINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACUTIMINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAURICINE 16 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAURINOLINE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROCHEILANTHIFOLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 160000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-DESMETHYLDAURICIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYLINDCARPINMETHIODIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 131000.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
TETRANDRINE 27 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIBURNITOL 0 Leaf not available not available 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
Antihepatomic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antihepatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipogenic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimalarial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimuscarinic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuromuscular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antiphagocytotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).