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Plant Strophanthus kombe (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Kombe Arrow Poison
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
PANSTROSIDE 0 Plant 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 *
STROPHANTHIDIN 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDOL-DIGITOXOSIDO-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHOSIDE-19-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 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
Myotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osmoregulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Toxic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Vasodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *