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Plant Spartium junceum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,18-OCTADECANEDIOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,26-HEXACOSANEDIOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-0-METHYLGENISTEIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE 11 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Stem not available 44000.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem not available 6500.0 -1.33 Duke, 1992 *
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Stem 403000.0 800000.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-7-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-7-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Fruit not available 6300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE-11-OXIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 100000.0 124000.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Stem not available 46000.0 1.37 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Stem not available 397000.0 0.79 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 2 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antiulcer 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiviral 7 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bradycardic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).