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Plant Turnera diffusa (Turneraceae)

Common Names
Damiana
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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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AntiRaynaud's 3 (View Chemicals list for AntiRaynaud's) Duke, 1992 *
Antirenitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antirenitic) Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antiretinopathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiretinopathic) 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
Antiretinotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiretinotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antirheumatalgic) Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 7 (View Chemicals list for Antirheumatic) Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antirhinitic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antirhinitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 1 (View Chemicals list for Antisalmonella) Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiscorbutic) Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiscotomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 7 (View Chemicals list for Antiseptic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiserotonergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiserotonergic) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antishingles 1 (View Chemicals list for Antishingles) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisilicotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antisilicotic) Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antisinusitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antisinusitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antispare-Tire 1 (View Chemicals list for Antispare-Tire) 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
Antispasmodic 8 (View Chemicals list for Antispasmodic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispasmophilic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antispasmophilic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antistaphylococcic) Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antistomatitic) Martindale's 28th