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Plant Mitragyna speciosa (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Kratum
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf not available 150.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
3-DEHYDROMITRAGYNINE 0 Leaf not available 36.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AJMALICINE 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHEIDALINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHEIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Leaf not available 150.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAFOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMITRAPHYLLINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSPECIOFOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRACILIATINE 0 Leaf not available 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNALINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNINE 6 Leaf not available 86.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRASPECINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAVERSINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAYNANTHEINE 0 Leaf not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE 23 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ROTUNDIFOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SPECIOCILIATINE 2 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Allelochemic 2 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.
Anabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Anesthetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiaggregant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiuretic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
AntiEBV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiexcitotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 2 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
AntiHIV 2 Duke, 1992 *