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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
PAEONIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Flower 100000.0 230000.0 2.83 Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONARETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Flower not available 302.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN-2 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLA-EMETINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLANINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLANTHIN 0 Flower not available 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAQUERCITRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Flower 500.0 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLEOXANTHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLIN 1 Plant not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLUTOSIDE 0 Plant 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
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 3 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antibacterial 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antichorea 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 1 Duke, 1992 *