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Plant Narcissus tazetta (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Daffodil
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
3-O-MARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6ALPHA-HYDROXY-3-O-METHYL-EPIMARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA-HYDROXY-3-O-METHYL-EPIMARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf not available 2300.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE 0 Flower 35.0 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower 70.0 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Flower 90.0 190.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower 520.0 1115.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower 165.0 360.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Flower 80.0 175.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLHOMOLYCORINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 2100.0 4500.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALANTHAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIANCINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHAMINE 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Nematicide 4 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neurotoxic 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Perfumery 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 Martindale's 28th
Pesticide 13 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Protisticide 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Purgative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630.
Respirastimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Secretogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 6 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Sialogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tachycardic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Transdermal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.