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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Stem | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHASEOLLIDIN | 2 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 2.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 180.0 | 575.0 | -0.52 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Shoot | 470.0 | 2440.0 | -0.43 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHYTOL | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 46300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Shoot | 16000.0 | 36050.0 | 0.86 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROPIONIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 21000.0 | 66890.0 | -0.58 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Shoot | 131000.0 | 168600.0 | -0.38 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-4 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 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. |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |