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Plant Paullinia yoko (Sapindaceae)

Common Names
Yoko
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Bark not available 61000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 62 Bark not available 27300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Bark not available 123000.0 -1.96 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Adenosine-Antagonist 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Analeptic 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.
Analgesic-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapneic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiemetic 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.
Antifeedant 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antiflu 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
Antiherpetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypotensive 1 Martindale's 29th
Antinarcotic 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.
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiserotonergic 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.