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Common Names
Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-OXYSTACHYDRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| (-)-OXYSTACHYDRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 4-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| 6-O-ACETYL-MIOPOROSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 26.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-TRICIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-HARPAGIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 560.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACHILLEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ALANINE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLOBETONICOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2866.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 10080.0 | 60000.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Plant | 840.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETOLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETONICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | 5000.0 | -0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 17 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |