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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Stillingia sylvatica (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Queen's-Delight, Stillingia, Queen's-Root, Yawroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
APOCININE 0 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 3100.0 -1.12 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant *
ECHIINE 0 Plant *
EO 0 Plant 30000.0 40000.0 2.30 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
FAT 0 Seed 30000.0 32000.0 -1.23 *
FIBER 15 Plant 139000.0 -0.62 *
GNIDILATIDIN 1 Root Adolf, W., Hecker, E. 1980. New Irritant Diterpene Esters from Roots of Stillingia sylvatica L. (Euphorbiaceae). Tetrahedron Lett., 21: 2887-2890
GNIDILATIN 1 Root 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.
HCN 9 Leaf Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
HCN 9 Plant *
PHORBOLS 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 2400.0 -0.57 *
PROSTATIN 0 Root 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.
PROSTRATIN 1 Root Adolf, W., Hecker, E. 1980. New Irritant Diterpene Esters from Roots of Stillingia sylvatica L. (Euphorbiaceae). Tetrahedron Lett., 21: 2887-2890
PROTEIN 0 Plant 217000.0 0.36 *
RESIN 0 Plant *
RESINIC-ACID 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
SILVACROL 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
STILLINGIA-FACTOR-S-1 0 Root Adolf, W., Hecker, E. 1980. New Irritant Diterpene Esters from Roots of Stillingia sylvatica L. (Euphorbiaceae). Tetrahedron Lett., 21: 2887-2890
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitumor-Promoter 1 (View) *
Antitussive 1 (View) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiulcer 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiviral 1 (View) *
Anxiolytic 2 (View) *
Beta-Blocker 1 (View) *
Bronchosedative 1 (View) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 (View) *
Cancer-Preventive 2 (View) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 1 (View) *
Cardioprotective 1 (View) *
Chelator 1 (View) *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Cytotoxic 1 (View) Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
Diuretic 2 (View) *
Emetic 1 (View) *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Hepatoprotective 1 (View) *