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Plant Quercus robur (Fagaceae)

Common Names
English Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-ALPHA-ACETOXYFRIEDEL-3-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-FRIEDELANONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN 43 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN 8 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN 2 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELINOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTIN-5(6)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTIN-5(6)-EN-3-ON 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-(+)-QUERCITOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-VIBURNITOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MESO-INOSITOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOBATANNIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiseptic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *