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Plant Veratrum viride (Liliaceae)

Common Names
American Hellebore; Indian Poke
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
PROTOVERATRIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOVERATRINE-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOVERATRINE-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOJERVINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUBIJERVINE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATETRINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATRALBINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATRAMINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATRIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATRINE 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATROSINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERATROYLZYGADENINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
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 *