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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| 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. |
| Oxytocic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Paralytic | 1 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Pesticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychoactive | 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. |
| Secretolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Sedative | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Sweetener | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Tachycardic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Uterotonic | 2 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |