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Common Names
Common Yew
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOTAXIRESINOL-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOTRIGLOCHININE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAYAFLAVONE | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTONE-DIOL | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYOINOSITOL-P-COUMARIC-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | 4.0 | 965.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HDYROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 0.4 | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | 5.0 | 60.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOROGLUCINIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | 9.0 | 35.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROCATECHUIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHODOXANTHIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHIKIMIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCIADOPITYSIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCIADOPITYSIN | 3 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470. |
| Insectifuge | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 2 | Kobayashi, J., et al. 1997. Effects of Taxoids From Taxus cuspidata on Microtubule Depolymerization and Vincristine Accumulation in MDR Cells. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 7: 393-398. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mydriatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| NO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |