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Plant Tilia sp. (Tiliaceae)

Common Names
Basswood; Lime; Linden
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
PHLOBAPHENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 36000.0 113000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 162000.0 184000.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-RHAMNOSIDE-XYLOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXEROL 2 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEOL 18 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRACOSANE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TILIROSIDE 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocystinuric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 4 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 17 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilactobacillic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *