Plant Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Pokeweed

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
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 *

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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
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor	5	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *