Plant Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	not available	1870.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	not available	94.0	0.58	Duke, 1992 *
MUNJISTINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NOR-DAMNACANTHAL	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	not available	12600.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOPURPURIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PURPURIN	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PURPUROXANTHINS	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUBIADIN	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUBICOUMARIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUBIFOLIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETOL	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	not available	195.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOPURPURIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	not available	39.0	0.65	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Dye	2	Merck 11th Edition
Ergogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Febrifuge	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hepatoprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic	2	Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Immunomodulator	3	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant	1	Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic	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
Laxative	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Leptingenic	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
Litholytic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Molluscicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	1	Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.