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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 *
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
Anticlastogen 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Anticoronary 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 2 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antieczemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *