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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Madder
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3-DIMETHOXY-2-CARBOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
1,4-DIHYDROXY-2-CARBOETHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
1,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-METHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
1,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 2 Root *
1,5-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
1-ACETOXY-6-HYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL... 0 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-2-CARBOXY-3-METHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-2-METHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-6-METHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-7-METHOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
5,8-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
ALIZARIN 11 Root *
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Root *
ARSENIC 2 Root 1.1 -0.16 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Root 37800.0 3.33 *
COPPER 12 Root 15.0 0.36 *
HEXAPEPTIDES 0 Plant *
IRON 6 Root 720.0 0.60 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antirheumatic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiseptic 3 *
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistress 2 *
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisyndrome-X 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 *
Antiulcer 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiviral 1 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 *
Apoptotic 1 *