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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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Diuretic 7 (View Chemicals list for Diuretic) Merck 11th Edition
Dye 1 (View Chemicals list for Dye) Duke, 1992 *
Edemagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Edemagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Emollient 1 (View Chemicals list for Emollient) Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Encephalopathic) Martindale's 29th
Energizer 2 (View Chemicals list for Energizer) Duke, 1992 *
Enterorelaxant 1 (View Chemicals list for Enterorelaxant) J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic 1 (View Chemicals list for Enterotoxic) Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Ergogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Ergogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Ergotamine-Enhancer 1 (View Chemicals list for Ergotamine-Enhancer) Martindale's 29th
Erythrocytogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Erythrocytogenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Estrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Estrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 3 (View Chemicals list for Expectorant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Febrifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Febrifuge) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Fibrinolytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Fibrinolytic) Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 (View Chemicals list for Fistula-Preventive) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FLavor 6 (View Chemicals list for FLavor) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 4 (View Chemicals list for Fungicide) Duke, 1992 *
Gastroirritant 1 (View Chemicals list for Gastroirritant) Martindale's 29th
Gastroprotective 2 (View Chemicals list for Gastroprotective) Duke, 1992 *