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Common Names
Kombe Arrow Poison
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-BETA-H-STROPHANTHOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-CYMARIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARDENOLIDES | 1 | Seed | 70000.0 | 100000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYMARIN | 6 | Seed | not available | 2400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYMAROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYMAROSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMICYMARIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERYSIMOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERYSIMOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERYSIMOSOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOCYMAROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOHELVETICOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HELVETICOSIDE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOEMICYMARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPERIPLOCYMARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| K-STROPHANTHIN-BETA | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| K-STROPHANTHOL-GAMMA | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| K-STROPHANTHOSIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUSAROSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOGLUCOERYSIMOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianginal | 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 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antitumor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cardiotonic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Digitalic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |