Plant Taxus baccata (Taxaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Common Yew

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
4BETULOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-DEACETYL-BACCATIN-1	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CONIDENDRIN	0	Shoot	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-1	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-2	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-3	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-4	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-5	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-6	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATIN-7	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BACCATINE	0	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID	20	Leaf	4.0	220.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-RESORCYLIC-ACID	0	Leaf	0.0	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BREVIFOLIOL	1	Twig	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	0.9	4.7	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus	1	Martindale's 28th
Antilymphomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMRSA	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	9	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyasthenic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antinarcoleptic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antinitrosaminic	5	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antiobesity	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antioncychomycotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiophidic	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.