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Plant Stachys officinalis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
(+)-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 *
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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
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 3 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 7 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.