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Plant Strophanthus gratus (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Ouabain
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
ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-K 0 Seed not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BIPINDOSIDE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Seed 40000.0 80000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available 90000.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available 90000.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
OUABAIN 6 Seed 36000.0 76000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SARHAMNOLOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOLOSIDE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOSIDE-E 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARNOVIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROGOSIDE 0 Seed not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHINIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THOLLOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed 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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 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.
Anticancer (Liver) 1 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.
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *