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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic 2 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotooxidative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplantar 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiplaque 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *