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Plant Petasites hybridus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
European Butterbur
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-3 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-4 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-5 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-6 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-7 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-8 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-3 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-F-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-F-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITOLIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITOLIDE-A 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITOLIDE-B 0 Rhizome 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.
PETASOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Rhizome 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.
PYRROLIDINE-ALKALOIDS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRROLIZIDINE-ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf not available not available not available 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
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 8 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 3 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillarigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 5 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *