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Plant Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae)

Common Names
Brazilian Tea
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
6-HYDROXYLUTEOLOL-7-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENOL-7-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOPAMINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLOL-7-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STACHYTARPHINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARPHETALIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antihistaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Antilactagogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Huang, M-T., and Ferraro, T. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Cancer Prevention. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.2 p.21.
Antiparkinsonian 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 1 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipolio 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiprolactin 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.
Antiradicular 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antiseptic 1 Duke, 1992 *