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Common Names
Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| ALPHA-FRIEDELINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BENZYL-2-HYDROXYETHYL-TRISULFIDE | 1 | Leaf | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Root | 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. |
| DIBENZYL-TRISULFIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| ISOARBORINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| ISOARBORINOL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| ISOARBORINOL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| ISOTHIOCYANATES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LIGNOCERATIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| LIGNOCERILIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| LIGNOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| N-METHYL-4-TRANSMETHOXYPROLINE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| NONADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Germosen-Robineau, L. (Ed.) 1997. Farmacopea Vegetal Caribena. Endacaribe, Tramil. Ediciones Emile Desormeaux, Martinique F.W.I. 360 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipsittacotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitoxoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antiulcer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 2 | Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |