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Plant Withania somnifera (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Ashwagandha
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
(-)-ANAFERINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,20-TRIHYDROXY-5,24-WITHADIENOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
14,20R,27-TRIHYDROXY-1-OXO-3,5,24-WITHATRIENOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
14-ALPHA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
14-HYDROXY-27-DEOXYWITHAFERIN A 0 Leaf not available 130.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
14-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
17-ALPHA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
17-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2,3-DEHYDROSOMNIFERICIN 0 Plant not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-DIHYDROWITHAFERIN 0 Leaf not available 133.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-DIHYDROWITHANOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-28-DIHYDROXY-1-OXOWITHA-2-5-8(14)-24-TETRAENOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYLCHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-(Z)-24(28)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYLIDENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLCHOLESTA-5,24-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
24-METHYLCHOLESTA-5-24(25)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
27-DEOXYWITHAFERIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
27-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D 0 Leaf 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
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.