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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
Insecticide-Synergist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Juvabional 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lachrymatory 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Larvicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Leucocytogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipase-Inhibitor 2 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lubricant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Molluscicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Myocardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nicotinic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Occulotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 2 Duke, 1992 *