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Plant Rhamnus cathartica (Rhamnaceae)

Common Names
Buckthorn, European Buckthorn
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALATERNIN 2 Stem Bark not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHARACENES 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRACENES 0 Bark not available 26500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHARTICIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Stem Bark not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-8-O-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 35.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-8-O-BETA-PRIMVEROSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRANGULAEMODIN 1 Stem Bark not available 360.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRANGULIN-A 0 Bark not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FRANGULIN-B 1 Bark not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Stem Bark not available 180.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 200000.0 -0.30 Earle, F. R., Glass, C. A., Geisinger, G. C., Wolff, I. A., Jones, Q. 1960. Search for New Industrial Oils. IV. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. 37: 440-. Northern Regional Research Lab ARS USDA Peoria, IL, USA.
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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