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Plant Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Oleander
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
DIACETYL-NERIGOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower not available 300.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 170000.0 294000.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
FOLIANDRIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FOLINERIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOBIOSYLOLEANDRIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOXIGENIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Flower not available 5500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Leaf not available 6300.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Stem not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Stem Bark not available 9600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERIANTHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERIGOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERIIN 2 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
Antitumor 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitussive 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiulcer 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 10 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Aphidifuge 1 Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Apoptotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *