Agave americana (Century Plant)
Traditional uses
India(Santal)
Mexico(Kickapoo)
Venezuela
Mexico
Haiti
- Cicatrizant
- Dysentery
- Sore
- Sprain(Veterinary)
English
Lesotho
Greece
China
Turkey
Germany
US
Portuguese
Italian
Chemicals
Plant
- AGAVASAPONINS
- AGAVOSIDES
- CARBOHYDRATES — 820000
- FAT — 13000
- FIBER — 156000
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- HECOGENIN — 4000 to 30000
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOOSIDE
- PISCIDIC-ACID
- PROTEIN — 61000
- ROCOGENIN
- SAPONIN
- TIGOGENIN
- XYLOSE
- AGAVOSE
- ASH — 124000
- DELTA-9,11-DEHYDROHECOGENIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- RHAMNOSE
- SMILAGENIN
Resin, Exudate, Sap
- L-ARABINOSE
- D-GLUCURONIC-ACID
Flower
Activities
- Antidiabetic — 2 compounds; FIBER, XYLOSE
- Antitumor — 2 compounds; FIBER, TIGOGENIN
- Pesticide — 2 compounds; CHLOROGENIN, OXALIC-ACID
- Acaricide — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
- Acetylcholinergic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Antialzheimeran — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
- Antidementia — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
- Antiedemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Antihepatotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCOSE
- Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; CHLOROGENIN
- Antiketotic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Antiobesity — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Antiseptic — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
- Antiulcer — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Antivaricose — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Beta-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Cardioprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; FIBER
- Cerebrotonic — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
- CNS-Paralytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
- Diagnostic — 1 compounds; XYLOSE
- Diuretic — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Dye — 1 compounds; XYLOSE
- Fatal — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
- Hemostatic — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
- Hyperglycemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Hypocholesterolemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Hypotensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Hypouricemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Irritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
- Laxative — 1 compounds; FIBER
- Memory-Enhancer — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
- Piscicide — 1 compounds; CHLOROGENIN
- Renotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
- Sweetener — 1 compounds; GALACTOSE
- Varroacide — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
- Vasodilator — 1 compounds; FIBER
Toxic compounds
- FIBER — Cardioprotective; Plant
- GLUCOSE — Antihepatotoxic; Plant
- OXALIC-ACID — CNS-Paralytic; Plant
- OXALIC-ACID — Irritant; Plant
- OXALIC-ACID — Renotoxic; Plant