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Plant Phyllanthus amarus (Euphorbiaceae)

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
ISOBUBBIALINE 0 Leaf not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Shoot not available 122.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
NORSECURININE 0 Leaf not available 180.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Branches not available 670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Fruit 170.0 5100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Leaf not available 7090.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Root not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Shoot not available 262.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHIN 2 Stem not available 580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHINE 0 Leaf not available 260.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHUSIIN D 0 Shoot not available 162.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
REPANDUSINIC ACID B 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Shoot not available 1378.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
SECURININE 7 Leaf not available 210.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenocorticotrophic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *