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Common Names
Water Dropwort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,3-DIHYDRO-OENANTHETOXIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALL-TRANS-HEPTADECATRIEN-(2,8,10)-DIIN-(4,6) | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALL-TRANS-PENTADECATRIEN-2,8,10-DIIN-(4,6) | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIOLE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OENANTHETOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OENANTHETONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OENANTHETOXIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PENTADECA-2,8,10-TRIENE-4,6-DIYN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PENTADECA-2,8,10-TRIENE-4,6-DIYN-12-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PENTADECADIEN-2,8-DIENE-4,6-DIYN-1-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antispasmodic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antistress | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 3 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Emmenagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Flatugenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| FLavor | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogenic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Insecticide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insecticide-Synergist | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Intoxicant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |