Plant Sanguinaria canadensis (Papaveraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bloodroot

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
ALKALOIDS	0	Root	18000.0	70000.0	2.50	Duke, 1992 *
ALLOCRYPTOPINE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE	130	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HOMOCHELIDONINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE	33	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELILUTINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELIRUBINE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPTISINE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROSANGUILUTINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OXYSANGUINARIDINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OXYSANGUINARINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PORPHYROXIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE	24	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOCHELERYTHRINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SANGUIDARIDINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SANGUIDIMERINE	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antiesherichic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrillary	1	Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antifibromyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigonorrhea	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antihepatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiinflammatory	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antileishmanic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipogenic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimalarial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	3	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antimuscarinic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.