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Plant Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae)

Common Names
Pokeweed
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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
3-ACETYLALEURITOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OXO-3-CARBOMETHOXY-24-NOROLEAN-12-EN-29-OIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Fruit not available 22000.0 2.73 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMERICANIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIN 3 Fruit not available 93000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 1360.0 16184.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Shoot 52.0 621.0 2.11 Duke, 1992 *
BETANIN 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 530.0 6307.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 37000.0 441000.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULENTIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 4000.0 48000.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available 14000.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available 46000.0 -0.41 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
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiallergic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.