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Common Names
American-ivy; Five-leaf-ivy; Virginia-creeper; Woodbine; Amerika-zuta (Jap.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ANTHOCYANIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CALCIUM-GLYCOLATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CISSOTANNIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 20000.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROCATECHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIC-ACID | 41 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Sawada, H., Hamatake, M., Hara, A., Nakagawa, M., Nakayama, T. 1989. Inhibition of Human Placenta Aldose Reductase by Tannic Acid. Chem Pharm Bull, 37(6): 1662-1664. |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianacarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigargantitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |