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Common Names
Sicklepod
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 2270.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Seed | 22200.0 | 31300.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OBTUSIFOLIN | 0 | Seed | 300.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 13885.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 8960.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 6530.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Seed | 40.0 | 1000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 9120.0 | 9200.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 5360.0 | -1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 137280.0 | 195310.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUESTIN | 2 | Seed | 200.0 | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | 200.0 | 1500.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| REDUCING-SUGAR | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 7590.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 770.0 | 930.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | not available | 2000.0 | -1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 3550.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiUTI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | TIllotson, A. K. (with Abel, Jr., R., Tillotson, N.H., Bajracharya, V.M.B.). 2001. The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know about Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments. Twin Streams, Kensington Publishing Corp. NY,NY. 596 pp |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiviral | 4 | 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 |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bird-Repellent | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |