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Common Names
Pokeweed
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUM | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEMICELLULOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Shoot | 17.0 | 202.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBETANINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPREBETANINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JALIGONIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Shoot | 12.0 | 143.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYMYRISTIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAP(=POKEWEED-ANTIVIRAL-PROTEIN) | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Shoot | 440.0 | 5238.0 | 0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCAGENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCAGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCANIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCASAPONINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCASIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCATOXIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOLACCINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 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. |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sweetener | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998. |
| Tranquilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |