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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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 550.0 1100.0 -0.39 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
5-HYDROXY-7,3',4-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available 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.
ALBUMINOIDS 0 Leaf not available 150000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 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.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 50.0 100.0 -0.22 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 127.0 605.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ARBUTIN 15 Leaf 1500.0 7000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 206.0 983.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 18900.0 90000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 15.0 71.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 50.0 100.0 -0.28 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Shoot not available 33.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 62 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALAMENENE 0 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.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 3801.0 18100.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 154980.0 738000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL 21 Leaf not available 80000.0 1.70 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.7 3.1 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
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Nematicide 2 (View Chemicals list for Nematicide) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 (View Chemicals list for Neuroprotective) Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 2 (View Chemicals list for Neurotoxic) R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurotransmitter 1 (View Chemicals list for Neurotransmitter) Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for NF-kB-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Osteogenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant 1 (View Chemicals list for Oxidant) Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for P450-2B1-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 (View Chemicals list for P450-Inducer) Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Pediculicide) Duke, 1992 *
Perfume 1 (View Chemicals list for Perfume) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 4 (View Chemicals list for Perfumery) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 17 (View Chemicals list for Pesticide) Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Phagocytotic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Poultice 1 (View Chemicals list for Poultice) Martindale's 29th
Prooxidant 2 (View Chemicals list for Prooxidant) Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 (View Chemicals list for Prostaglandin-Sparer) Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.