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Common Names
Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIOLE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1280.0 | -0.33 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 11000.0 | 141000.0 | 0.39 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 25.0 | 320.0 | 0.26 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1240.0 | 15900.0 | -0.17 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 59000.0 | 756400.0 | 1.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 38460.0 | -0.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 10000.0 | 128200.0 | -0.41 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 30.0 | 410.0 | 0.12 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 250.0 | 3205.0 | 0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 5.0 | 75.0 | -0.27 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 340.0 | 4360.0 | -0.11 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 2770.0 | 35510.0 | 0.23 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 64100.0 | -1.47 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.7 | 9.0 | -0.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SESQUITERPENES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 80.0 | 1025.0 | -0.47 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.3 | 3.8 | -0.94 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TRIMETHOXYSTYRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |