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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PODOPHYLLIC-ACID 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLIN 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN 26 Rhizome 7000.0 12000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PODORHIZOL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Plant 30000.0 60000.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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