Agave americana (Century Plant)

Traditional uses

India(Santal)

  • Ascites

Mexico(Kickapoo)

  • Bruise(Veterinary)

Venezuela

  • Cancer
  • Tumor

Mexico

  • Cancer
  • Wart
  • Sore

Haiti

  • Cicatrizant
  • Dysentery
  • Sore
  • Sprain(Veterinary)

English

  • Diuretic

Lesotho

  • Fiber
  • Hedge

Greece

  • Leukemia

China

  • Liqueur

Turkey

  • Syphilis

Germany

  • Tumor

US

  • Cancer

Portuguese

  • Depurative

Italian

  • Scurvy

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

  • CHLOROGENIN — 5000

Activities

  1. Antidiabetic — 2 compounds; FIBER, XYLOSE
  2. Antitumor — 2 compounds; FIBER, TIGOGENIN
  3. Pesticide — 2 compounds; CHLOROGENIN, OXALIC-ACID
  4. Acaricide — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
  5. Acetylcholinergic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  6. Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
  7. Antialzheimeran — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
  8. Antidementia — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
  9. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  10. Antihepatotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCOSE
  11. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  12. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; CHLOROGENIN
  13. Antiketotic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  14. Antiobesity — 1 compounds; FIBER
  15. Antiseptic — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
  16. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; FIBER
  17. Antivaricose — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  18. Beta-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
  19. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  20. Cardioprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; FIBER
  21. Cerebrotonic — 1 compounds; SMILAGENIN
  22. CNS-Paralytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
  23. Diagnostic — 1 compounds; XYLOSE
  24. Diuretic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  25. Dye — 1 compounds; XYLOSE
  26. Fatal — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
  27. Hemostatic — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
  28. Hyperglycemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  29. Hypocholesterolemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  30. Hypotensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  31. Hypouricemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  32. Irritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
  33. Laxative — 1 compounds; FIBER
  34. Memory-Enhancer — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  35. Piscicide — 1 compounds; CHLOROGENIN
  36. Renotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OXALIC-ACID
  37. Sweetener — 1 compounds; GALACTOSE
  38. Varroacide — 1 compounds; OXALIC-ACID
  39. 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