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Plant Strophanthus hispidus (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Hispid 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
9-HYDROXY-OCTADEC-12-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYMARIN 6 Seed 5000.0 10000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CYMARINE 0 Seed not available 14700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYMAROL 1 Seed 650.0 6500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYMARYL-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMICYMARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 320000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
INAEIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERIPLOCYMARIN 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERIPLOGENIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOSTROPHANTHIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARMENTOCYMARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIN 2 Seed 600.0 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHINIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed 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
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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.
Anticarcinomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocysteine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperglycemic 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimigraine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *