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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-ABSCISSIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-2-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZYL-3-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZYLIDENE)-BUTANE-1,4-DIOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-HIBALACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ISOHIBALACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-MATAIRESINOL | 1 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-RHODODENDRIN | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-RHODODENDROL | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (R)-TAXIPHYLLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (S)-DHURRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-DEHYDROXYBACCATIN-4 | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-DEACETYLBACCATIN | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-DEACETYLCEPHALOMANNINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-DEACETYLTAXANE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 13-DECINNAMOYLTAXICHINNIN-B | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 19-HYDROXYBACCATIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1BETA-HYDROXYBACCATIN-1 | 1 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIVANILLYLTETRAHYDROFURAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-DEMETHYL-(-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'-O-DEMETHYLSUCHILACTONE | 0 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitonsilitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 9 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 4 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 3 | Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp. |
| Antitympanitic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiulcer | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |