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Plant Swertia chirata (Gentianaceae)

Common Names
Chirata; Chiretta
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
1,3,7,8-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXY-3,5,8-TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMAROGENIN 0 Plant not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIRATANIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIRATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIRATOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECUSSATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ENICOFLAVINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIANINE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOCRUCIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOPICRIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBELLIDIFOLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OPHELIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Plant 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 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 3 Duke, 1992 *