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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | 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. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Flower | 6.0 | 50.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | 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. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | 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. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Root | 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. |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VALINE | 3 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VICENIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Spinodepressant | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 4 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 4 | Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225. |
| Toxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 4 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |