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

Plant Strophanthus hispidus (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Hispid Ouabain
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
9-HYDROXY-OCTADEC-12-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed *
CHOLINE 20 Seed *
CYMARIN 6 Seed 5000.0 10000.0 1.00 *
CYMARINE 0 Seed 14700.0 *
CYMAROL 1 Seed 650.0 6500.0 *
CYMARYL-ACID 0 Seed *
EMICYMARIN 0 Seed *
FAT 0 Seed 320000.0 0.29 *
INAEIN 0 Seed *
PERIPLOCYMARIN 1 Seed *
PERIPLOGENIN 0 Seed *
PSEUDOSTROPHANTHIN 0 Seed *
SAPONINS 5 Seed *
SARMENTOCYMARIN 0 Seed *
STROPHANTHIDIN 6 Seed *
STROPHANTHIDOL 0 Seed *
STROPHANTHIN 2 Seed 600.0 700.0 *
STROPHANTHINIC-ACID 0 Seed *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) *
Antianginal 1 (View) *
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 (View) 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 (View) 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.
Anticarcinomic 2 (View) *
Antichoreic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 (View) *
Anticystinuric 1 (View) *
Antidementia 1 (View) *
Antidiabetic 1 (View) *
Antidyskinetic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiedemic 1 (View) *
Antihepatomic 1 (View) *
Antihomocysteine 1 (View) *
Antihyperglycemic 1 (View) Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antimanic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimigraine 1 (View) *
Antimutagenic 1 (View) *