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Common Names
Bladderherb; Lantern
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIGLOIDINE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TROPINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEAXANTHIN | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticataract | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinergic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticlimacteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |