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Common Names
Himalayan Mayapple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-PICROPODOPHYLLIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 4'-DEMETHYLDEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 4'-DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 4'-DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALPHA-PELTATIN | 8 | Trichome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROPODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 2590.0 | 5550.0 | -0.60 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PICROPODOPHYLLIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PODOPHYLLOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 26 | Rhizome | 22400.0 | 81000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PODOPHYLLOTOXIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Rhizome | 5600.0 | 12000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RESIN | 0 | Leaf | 78000.0 | 97000.0 | 2.03 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RESIN | 0 | Rhizome | 60000.0 | 200000.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WAX | 0 | Rhizome | 6020.0 | 12900.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (+)-Inotropic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adrenolytic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Amebicide | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |