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Common Names
Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CYANIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CACTICINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CACTINE | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| GRANDIFLORINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| HORDENINE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-GALACTOSYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-XYLOSYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISORHAMNETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KAEMPFERITRIN | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NARCISSIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipurpuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitumor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |