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Common Names
Common Polypody; Sweet Fern
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLLINASTANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYDINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPODIN-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPODOSAPONIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAMAMBAIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERRATINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 63000.0 | -2.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 155000.0 | 1.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antioncychomycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioxidant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |