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Plant Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae)

Common Names
Mayapple
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
4'-DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'DEMETHYLDESOXYPODOPHYLLUM-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXINGLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PELTATIN 8 Rhizome 3500.0 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHAPELTATIN-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PELTATIN 8 Rhizome 1750.0 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PELTATIN-GLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 8 Root not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNAN-K 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNAN-M 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYLPODOPHYLLOQUERCETIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROPODOPHYLLIN 1 Rhizome 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
Antiallergenic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antianaphylactic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 2 Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillus 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antichlamydial 1 Duke, 1992 *