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Plant Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae)

Common Names
Mayapple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Myocardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Neuroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Peristaltic 1 Martindale's 29th