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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | -1.02 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ROBININ | 10 | Leaf | 500.0 | 18700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPARONE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHEKANIN | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICA | 0 | Shoot | 15000.0 | 52000.0 | 0.19 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SISSITORIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOPHORADIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-A-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Root | not available | 1.5 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-SA-3 | 0 | Root | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 130000.0 | 400000.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIZOLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TECTORIDIN | 1 | Plant | 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. |
| TECTORIGENIN | 5 | Flower | not available | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivasoconstrictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiwithdrawal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 5 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Astringent | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |