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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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Antiulcer 7 (View Chemicals list for Antiulcer) Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiulcerogenic) Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaccinia 1 (View Chemicals list for Antivaccinia) Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antivaginitic) Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 (View Chemicals list for Antivertigo) Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 6 (View Chemicals list for Antiviral) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antiviral? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiviral?) Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antixerophthalmic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 (View Chemicals list for Anxiolytic) Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AP-1-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 4 (View Chemicals list for Apoptotic) Duke, 1992 *
Arrhythmigenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Arrhythmigenic) Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 (View Chemicals list for Artemicide) Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Asthma-preventive 1 (View Chemicals list for Asthma-preventive) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 (View Chemicals list for Astringent) Martindale's 28th
Ataxigenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Ataxigenic) Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Beta-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 (View Chemicals list for Calcium-Antagonist) Duke, 1992 *