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Plant Vancouveria hexandra (Berberidaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-(P-HYDROXY-PHENOXY)-5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-BENZOCHROMONE 0 Root not available 28.0 not available Linuma, M., Kanie, Y., Tanaka, T., Mizuna, M., Lang, F. A. 1993. Five Phenolic Compounds in the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Heterocycles 35 1: 407-413.
3-(6-O-ACETYL-GALACTOSYL-(1,3)-RHAMNOSIDE)-7-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN 0 Root not available 3400.0 not available Mizuno, M., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Sakakibara, N., Murata, J., Murata, H., Lang, F. A. 1990. Two Flavonol Glycosides from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 29 4: 1277-1281.
3-GALACTOSYL-(1,3)-RHAMNOSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN 0 Root not available 360.0 not available Mizuno, M., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Sakakibara, N., Murata, J., Murata, H., Lang, F. A. 1990. Two Flavonol Glycosides from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 29 4: 1277-1281.
3-O-FUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 55.5 not available Yamamoto, H., Yan, K., Ieda, K., Tanaka, T., Iinuma, M., Mizuno, M. 1993. Flavonol Glycosides Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 33 4: 841-846.
3-O-GLUCOSYL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 88.8 not available Yamamoto, H., Yan, K., Ieda, K., Tanaka, T., Iinuma, M., Mizuno, M. 1993. Flavonol Glycosides Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 33 4: 841-846.
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUT-4-ENYL)-FLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Linuma, M., Kanie, Y., Tanaka, T., Mizuna, M., Lang, F. A. 1993. Five Phenolic Compounds in the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Heterocycles 35 1: 407-413.
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-6-DI-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUT-4-ENYL)-FLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Linuma, M., Kanie, Y., Tanaka, T., Mizuna, M., Lang, F. A. 1993. Five Phenolic Compounds in the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Heterocycles 35 1: 407-413.
AFZELIN 1 Tissue Culture not available 166.6 not available Yamamoto, H., Yan, K., Ieda, K., Tanaka, T., Iinuma, M., Mizuno, M. 1993. Flavonol Glycosides Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 33 4: 841-846.
EPIMEDIN-A 0 Shoot not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1992. Two Flavonol Glycosides from Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 31 1: 297-299.
EPIMEDIN-B 0 Root not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1991. Two Flavonol Glycosides, Hexandrasides C and D, from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 30 8: 2765-2768.
EPIMEDIN-B 0 Tissue Culture 36.8 77.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIMEDIN-C 0 Tissue Culture not available 166.6 not available Mizuno, M., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Yamamoto, H. 1991. Manufacture of Flavonoid Glycosides with Isoprenoid Side Chains by Cell Cultures of Vancouveria. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-03 35, 790: 6 pp.
EPIMEDOSIDE-A 1 Root not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1991. Two Flavonol Glycosides, Hexandrasides C and D, from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 30 8: 2765-2768.
EPIMEDOSIDE-A 1 Tissue Culture not available 133.3 not available Yamamoto, H., Yan, K., Ieda, K., Tanaka, T., Iinuma, M., Mizuno, M. 1993. Flavonol Glycosides Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 33 4: 841-846.
EPIMEDOSIDE-E 0 Root not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1991. Two Flavonol Glycosides, Hexandrasides C and D, from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 30 8: 2765-2768.
EPIMEDOSIDE-E 0 Tissue Culture not available 29.6 not available Yamamoto, H., Yan, K., Ieda, K., Tanaka, T., Iinuma, M., Mizuno, M. 1993. Flavonol Glycosides Production in Cell Suspension Cultures of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 33 4: 841-846.
HEXANDRASIDE-A 0 Tissue Culture not available 55.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANDRASIDE-B 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Yamamoto, H. 1991. Manufacture of Flavonoid Glycosides with Isoprenoid Side Chains by Cell Cultures of Vancouveria. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-03 35, 790: 6 pp.
HEXANDRASIDE-C 0 Root not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1991. Two Flavonol Glycosides, Hexandrasides C and D, from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 30 8: 2765-2768.
HEXANDRASIDE-D 0 Root not available not available not available Mizuno, M., Kanie, Y., Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Lang, F. A. 1991. Two Flavonol Glycosides, Hexandrasides C and D, from the Underground Parts of Vancouveria hexandra. Phytochemistry 30 8: 2765-2768.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 2 Duke, 1992 *