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Common Names
Ashwagandha
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN-3-RUTINOSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QURESIMINE-A | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QURESIMINE-B | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SITOINDOSIDE-IX | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOINDOSIDE-VII | 0 | Root | not available | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOINDOSIDE-VIII | 0 | Root | not available | 24.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOINDOSIDE-X | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOINDOSIDES | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| SOMINOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMINONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNIFERANOLIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNIFERAWITHANOLIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNIFERIANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SOMNIFERICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNIFERINE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SOMNIFERININE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lubricant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mydriatic | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Nematicide | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |