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Common Names
Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Flower | not available | 70000.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Flower | not available | 420000.0 | 1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Plant | 15000.0 | 25000.0 | 1.48 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GUM | 0 | Plant | not available | 2500.0 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYNOCARDIN | 1 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| HARMALINE | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMALINE | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HARMALOL | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMALOL | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HARMANE | 11 | Plant | 1.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMANE | 11 | Na | 1.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMINE | 23 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HARMOL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMOL | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HOMOORIENTIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| IRON | 6 | Flower | 0.8 | 7.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 16.0 | 58.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |