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Common Names
Coffee Senna
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Seed | not available | 2500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION-1-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION-DIANTHRONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | not available | 9560.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 181000.0 | 249000.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHEIN | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 45.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIC-ACID | 41 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHORIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 41.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | 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. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 1 | 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. |
| Laxative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |