Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Polygonum hydropiper (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Common Smartweed
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
1,4-CINEOLE 0 Essential Oil *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Plant *
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant *
BORNEOL 35 Essential Oil *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Essential Oil *
CAMPHOR 41 Essential Oil *
CAPRIONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
CARVONE 19 Essential Oil *
CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Essential Oil *
CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL 3 Essential Oil *
CONFERTIFLORIN 2 Plant *
CONFERTIFOLIN 0 Seed *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Plant *
FENCHONE 6 Essential Oil *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Plant *
FRUCTOSE 8 Plant *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 1 (View) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiophidic 2 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiotitic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antioxidant 9 (View) Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142.
Antioxidant Synergist 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antipancreatitic 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 2 (View) *
Antiperiodontitic 1 (View) *
Antiperistaltic 1 (View) *
Antipermeability 1 (View) *
Antiperoxidant 4 (View) Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 (View) *
Antiplasmodial 2 (View) *
Antiplatelet 1 (View) *
AntiPMS 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipneumonic 1 (View) *
Antipodriac 1 (View) *
Antipolio 3 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.