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Plant Swertia chirata (Gentianaceae)

Common Names
Chirata, Chiretta
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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 *
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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticariogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatitic) Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Antidiabetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiarrheic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysenteric) Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiEBV) Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiedemic) Duke, 1992 *