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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMASCENONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 19700.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-O-METHYLDAIDZEIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIADZIN | 0 | Stem | not available | 5.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 1000.0 | 3185.0 | -0.66 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Shoot | 16000.0 | 35000.0 | -0.22 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 7000.0 | 22300.0 | -1.46 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Shoot | 171000.0 | 275000.0 | 1.08 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIBER | 15 | Stem | not available | 462000.0 | 1.14 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FLAVONES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Root | not available | 6.6 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Choleretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 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. |
| CNS-Depressant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coronary-Dilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 3 | Fukutake, M., Yokota, S., Kawamura, H., Iizuka, A., Amagaya, S., Fukuda, K., Komatsu, Y. 1998. Inhibitory effect of Coptidis rhizoma adn Scutellariae radix on azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci formation in rat colon. Biol Pharm Bull, 21(8): 814-817 |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |