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Common Names
American Hellebore; Indian Poke
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-ALPHA-HYDROXY-ALPHA-METHYLBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-ALPHA-METHYLBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEVADINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEVAGENINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEACETYLNEOPROTOVERATRINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEACETYLPROTOVERATRINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-JERVINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMBUDINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMERINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMIBUDINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMIDINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMITRINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGERMIDINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORUBIJERVINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JERVINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOGERMBUDINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOGERMIDINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOGERMITRINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Analgesic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypertensive | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cardiactive | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Expectorant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Fungicide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypotensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Irritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucoirritant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |