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Plant Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood
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
(+)-LAURIFOLINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ASARININ 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PLUVIATILOL-GAMMA-GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL-ETHER 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SESAMIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-METHYLTYRAMINE-N-METHYL-CINNAMIDE 0 Bark 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.
ASARININ 6 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANDICINE 4 Bark not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CANDICINE 4 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE 33 Bark 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.
CINNAMAMIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
EO 0 Plant not available 33000.0 1.77 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
HERCLAVIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HERCLAVINE 0 Bark 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.
HERCULIN 2 Bark not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ISOBUTYL-AMIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIFOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-Inotropic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiadrenergic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillus 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 5 Merck 10th Edition.