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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiviral | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |