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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
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 9 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cardioprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Caspase-3-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 2 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.
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *