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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-TIGLOYLHYDROXYTROPANE | 0 | 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. |
| 3-TROPYLTIGLOATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3ALPHA-TIGLOYOXYTROPANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-BETA-20-ALPHA-(R)-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-5-BETA-6-BETA-EPOXYWITH-2-ENOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-BETA-20-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-5-BETA-6-BETA-EPOXYWITHA-2-24-DIENOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-BETA-HYDROXY-1-OXO-5-BETA-6-BETA-EPOXYWITH-2-ENOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-DEOXYPHYSALOLACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,20ALPHA-(R)-DIHYROXY-6ALPHA,7ALPHA-EPOXY-1-OXO-(5ALPHA)-WITHA-2,24-DIENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,24-STIGMASTADIEN-3-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5,6-EPOXY-20-HYDROXY-1,4-DIOXO-2,24-WITHADIENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5,6-EPOXY-20-HYDROXY-1,4-DIOXO-2-WITHENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5,6-EPOXY-4,17-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-2,24-WITHADIENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5,6-EPOXY-4,20-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-2-WITHENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5,6-EPOXY-4,20-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-24-WITHENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5-ALPHA-20-ALPHA-(R)-DIHYDROXY-6-ALPHA-7-ALPHA-EPOXY-1-OXOWITHA-2,24-DIENOLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 180.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-27-HYDROXY-6-ALPHA-7-ALPHA-EPOXY-1-OXOWITHA-2,24-DIENOLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |