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Common Names
Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-MONOLAURIN | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-MONOMYRISTIN | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-OCTACOSANOL | 0 | Fruit | 58.0 | 187.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-OCTAMETHYL-DOTRIACONTA-2-CIS-6-CIS-10-CIS-14-CIS-18-TRANS-22-TRANS-26-TRANS-OCTAEN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 270.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,7,11,15,19,23,31,35-NONAMETHYL-HEXATRIACONTA-2-CIS-6-CIS-10-CIS-14-CIS-18-CIS-22-TRANS-26-TRANS-30-TRANS-3,4-TRANS-NON | 0 | Fruit | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOSYRINGONE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ACETOVANILLONE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ANTHRANILIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | By assumption; if a glycoside is reported, it is automatically assumed that the aglycone is present also in the plant, though sometimes in traces only. |
| APIGENIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 11.0 | 88.0 | -0.28 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 3770.0 | 29000.0 | -0.72 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 3.0 | 24.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | 33.0 | 281.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-MYRISTATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-MYRISTYL-BETA-GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE | 6 | Fruit | not available | 220.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Camphor) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |