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Plant Viola tricolor (Violaceae)

Common Names
Pansy; Wild Violet
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
Antipyretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 5 O'Connell, M.J., Webster, N.R. 1989. Hyperoxia and salicylate metabolism in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 205-206, 1990.
Antirenitic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antiretinopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisenility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antisickling 1 Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antisterility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 1 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
Antitartar 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithalassemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.