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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYSINE | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 185.0 | 1100.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 3.2 | 19.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELITTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYSTACHYDRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 302.0 | 1800.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 1596.0 | 9500.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 11760.0 | 70000.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| REPTOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SCUTELLAREIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | 0.5 | 2.8 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |