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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Swertia chirata (Gentianaceae)

Common Names
Chirata; Chiretta
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3,7,8-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 0 Plant *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE 2 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-3,5,8-TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE 0 Plant *
AMAROGENIN 0 Plant 200.0 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant *
CHIRATANIN 0 Plant *
CHIRATIN 0 Plant *
CHIRATOGENIN 0 Plant *
DECUSSATIN 0 Plant *
ENICOFLAVINE 0 Plant *
GENTIANINE 24 Plant *
GENTIOCRUCIN 0 Plant *
GENTIOPICRIN 4 Plant *
ISOBELLIDIFOLIN 0 Plant *
LUPEOL 21 Plant *
MANGIFERIN 18 Plant *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant *
OPHELIC-ACID 0 Plant *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant *
RESIN 0 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Carcinogenic 1 *
Cardiotonic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Chelator 1 *
Choleretic 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Corticosterogenic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytotoxic 1 *
Dermatitigenic 1 *
Diuretic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Emetic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
FLavor 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FPTase-Inhibitor 1 *
Fungicide 1 *
Gastroprotective 1 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hepatoprotective 2 *