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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
NIACIN 39 Leaf 21.0 102.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
P-CYMOL 0 Leaf 100.0 200.0 -0.47 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 242.0 1150.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1630.0 7760.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 26670.0 127000.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Branches not available 65000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RESIN 0 Leaf 13650.0 65000.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.2 0.7 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Leaf 0.9 4.1 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 12.2 58.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Branches not available 60000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
STARCH 5 Leaf 10500.0 50000.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Leaf 8400.0 40000.0 -1.43 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf 8400.0 40000.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
TANNINS 0 Leaf not available 35000.0 -0.76 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TETRAPHYLLIN-B 0 Leaf not available 2550.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAPHYLLIN-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
THIAMIN 31 Leaf not available 1.8 -1.36 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
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Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Calcium-Channel-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 11 (View Chemicals list for Cancer-Preventive) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 6 (View Chemicals list for Candidicide) Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Carcinogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Cardiomyopathogenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 8 (View Chemicals list for Cardioprotective) Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 (View Chemicals list for Cardiotonic) 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.
Cardiotoxic 1 (View Chemicals list for Cardiotoxic) Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 (View Chemicals list for Carminative) Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 (View Chemicals list for Caspase-8-Inducer) Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 (View Chemicals list for Catabolic) Abstract (See species file)
cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Chelator 1 (View Chemicals list for Chelator) Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 (View Chemicals list for Chemopreventive) Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 2 (View Chemicals list for Choleretic) Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 (View Chemicals list for Circulotonic) Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 (View Chemicals list for CNS-Depressant) Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 2 (View Chemicals list for CNS-Stimulant) Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 (View Chemicals list for Cold-preventive) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.