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Plant Turnera diffusa (Turneraceae)

Common Names
Damiana
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
THIAMINE 0 Leaf 0.4 1.8 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TIN 4 Leaf 2.3 11.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
TRICOSAN-2-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf not available 790000.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 0.8 3.7 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
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Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View Chemicals list for Ankylostomacide) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anorexic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholinesterase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 8 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.
Antialopecic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 4 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antialzheimeran? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran?) L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiamblyopic) Duke, 1992 *