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Plant 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.
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
7',8'-DIHYDROFOLIAMENTHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 2047.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-AMYRENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 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.
BETULIN 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Rhizome not available 1000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Root 1000.0 8000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
BRAYLIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available 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 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.
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Leaf 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.
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf 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.
CERYL-ALCOHOL-ESTERS 0 Plant not available not available not available 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 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.
CHOLINE 20 Leaf 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.
DEOXYLOGANIN 1 Plant not available not available not available 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 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.
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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
Antimetastatic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 1 Martindale's 29th
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimutagenic 13 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyelotoxic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.