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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Urginea maritima (Liliaceae)

Common Names
European Squill
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bulb *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Bulb *
CYANIDIN-3-CAFFEOYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
DIHYDROQUERCETIN 3 Bulb *
DIHYDROQUERCETIN-4'-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Bulb *
GLUCOSCILLAREN-A 0 Bulb 500.0 *
GLUCOSCILLIPHAEOSIDE 0 Bulb *
GLUCOSINISTRIN 0 Bulb *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE 1 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
KAEMPFEROL-7-RHAMNOSIDE-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Bulb *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Bulb *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Immunomodulator 1 *
Immunostimulant 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Immunosuppressant 1 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 1 *
Inotropic 1 *
Insectiphile 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insulin-Sparing 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insulinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Irritant 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Juvabional 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Larvistat 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Mutagenic 1 *
Myorelaxant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.