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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 3 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |