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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 14000.0 | 44600.0 | -0.66 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BAICALEIN | 50 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 150.0 | 475.0 | -0.76 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Shoot | 1600.0 | 1700.0 | -0.95 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CANTONIENSISTRIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 271000.0 | 885350.0 | 0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 44.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-4-(BUT-CIS-2-ENYLIDENE)-3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 290.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 2 | Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Miotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myotonic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |