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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Menyanthes trifoliata (Menyanthaceae)

Common Names
Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil
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
7',8'-DIHYDROFOLIAMENTHIN 0 Leaf *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Root *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 2047.0 -0.25 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-AMYRENOL 0 Leaf *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETULIN 13 Root *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Rhizome 1000.0 1.00 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Root 1000.0 8000.0 0.29 *
BRAYLIN 0 Shoot Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Plant Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CERYL-ALCOHOL-ESTERS 0 Plant Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHOLINE 20 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DEOXYLOGANIN 1 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EMULSIN 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 *
Anticancer 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticancer (Colon) 2 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 2 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 *
Anticataract 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCFS 1 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticholinergic 1 *
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 *
Anticlastogen 2 *
Anticlimacteric 1 *