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Plant Sarracenia flava (Sarraceniaceae)

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
1,1,3-TRIMETHYL-P-3-PHENYLINDAN 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-2-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-3-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-4-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIMETHYL-HEPTA-2,4-DIENAL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIMETHYL-METHYLBENZOATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Root not available 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available 50.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINALDEHYDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 4 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Martindale's 28th
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaging 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran?) L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 5 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.