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Common Names
Kudzu; Kudsu
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
var. lobata
Subspecies Author
(WILLD.) MAESEN & S. M. ALMEIDA
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf | not available | 316.9 | -0.90 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 3.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN-8-C-APIOSYL-(1,6)-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN-8-C-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN-8-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Root | not available | 1120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Stem | not available | 21.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | 53.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINOL | 3 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 32.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCITEIN | 5 | Flower | not available | 88.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISOLIDONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISOLIDONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| IRISOLIDONE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | 2500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Kohda, H., Tanaka, S., Yamaoka, Y., Yahara, S., Nohara, T., Tanimoto, T., Tanaka, A. 1989. Studies on Lens-Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor in Medicinal Plants.II Active Constituents of Monochasma savatierii FRANCH, et MAXIM. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(11):3153-3154 |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Allergenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |