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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN-7-L-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17,21-EPOXYHOPANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 20-HYDROXYECDYSONE | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22-HOPENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-LOPHENOLMETHYLENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 26-O-METHYLPOLYPODOSAPONIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 31-NORCYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 31-NORCYCLOLAUDENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-BETA-20-HYDROXYECDYSTERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9(11)-FERNENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Rhizome | 25000.0 | 37000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITROSTADIENOL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRUSECDYSONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Flatugenic | 1 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |