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Common Names
Pito sico; Santa maria
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CUATHEMONES | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| STEROIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TANNINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TARAXASTERYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TERPENOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| THYMOHYDROQUINONE-DIMETHYLETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiherpetic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 3 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antiseptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitumor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |