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Plant Viola tricolor (Violaceae)

Common Names
Pansy; Wild Violet
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
15-CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AUROXANTHIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-TRIGLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant not available 86.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONXANTHIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAULTHERIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOORIENTIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM-TARTRATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available 95000.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYROSINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTILLIN-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ORIENTIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 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.
Allelopathic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 3 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 333.
Antiaging 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antialzheimeran 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antianaphylactic 1 Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.