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Plant Viscum album (Viscaceae)

Common Names
European Mistletoe
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
4,5-DIHYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 3 Twig not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf not available 283.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit not available 7500.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 54000.0 -1.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASORBIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 750.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AVICULARIN 7 Twig not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Shoot not available 5.4 -0.28 Jim Duke's personal files.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 8910.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf not available 19.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Leaf not available 92.0 0.25 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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adaptogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allergenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Anthelmintic 2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiacne 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th