Rumex hymenosepalus (Canaigre)

Traditional uses

US

  • Arthritis
  • Diarrhea
  • Poultice
  • Sore(Throat)

US(AZ)

  • Cancer(Skin)

US(Hopi)

  • Cold

Mexico

  • Diarrhea
  • Tuberculosis
  • Alcoholism
  • Carcinogenic

US(Papago)

  • Sore(Throat)

Chemicals

Plant

  • CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID — 12000
  • RESIN
  • STARCH — 250000 to 400000
  • SUGAR — 80000 to 120000
  • TANNIN — 180000 to 350000
  • PHYSCION-EMODIN — 3000

Root

  • LEUCODELPHINIDIN
  • LEUCOPELARGONIDIN
  • LEUCOCYANIDIN

Activities

  1. Antineoplastic — 2 compounds; LEUCODELPHINIDIN, LEUCOPELARGONIDIN
  2. Pesticide — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID, TANNIN
  3. Absorbent — 1 compounds; STARCH
  4. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  5. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  6. Anticancer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  7. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  8. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  9. Antidote (Iodine) — 1 compounds; STARCH
  10. Antidysenteric — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  11. Antihepatotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  12. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  13. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  14. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; LEUCODELPHINIDIN
  15. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  16. Antimutagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  17. Antinephritic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  18. Antinesidioblastosic — 1 compounds; STARCH
  19. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  20. Antioxidant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  21. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  22. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  23. Antispasmodic — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
  24. Antitumor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  25. Antitumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  26. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  27. Antiviral — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  28. Calcium-Antagonist — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
  29. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  30. Capillariprotective — 1 compounds; LEUCOCYANIDIN
  31. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  32. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  33. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  34. Emollient — 1 compounds; STARCH
  35. Fungicide — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
  36. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  37. Hepatoprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  38. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  39. Keratitigenic — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
  40. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  41. MAO-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  42. Occuloirritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
  43. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  44. Poultice — 1 compounds; STARCH
  45. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  46. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

  • CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID — Occuloirritant; Plant
  • TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Plant