Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage)

Traditional uses

US

  • Ache(Head)
  • Asthma
  • Hysteria
  • Inhalant
  • Itch
  • Narcotic
  • Rheumatism
  • Ringworm
  • Sialogogue
  • Skin
  • Swelling
  • Vermifuge
  • Chest
  • Epilepsy
  • Stimulant
  • Poison
  • Cough
  • Emetic
  • Emmenagogue
  • Sore
  • Spasm
  • Splinter

US(Amerindian)

  • Cancer
  • Styptic

German

  • Expectorant

Italian

  • Narcotic

US(Menomini)

  • Poultice
  • Wound

French

  • Sedative

English

  • Spasm

US(Meskwaki)

  • Ache(Tooth)
  • Hemorrhage
  • Poultice
  • Swelling
  • Tattoo

Dutch

  • Sudorific

US(Iroquois)

  • Medicine

Chemicals

Plant

  • CALCIUM-OXALATE
  • RESIN
  • TANNIN

Leaf

  • N-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE

Activities

  1. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  2. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  3. Anticancer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  4. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  5. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  6. Antidysenteric — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  7. Antihepatotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  8. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  9. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  10. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  11. Antimutagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  12. Antinephritic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  13. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  14. Antioxidant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  15. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  16. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  17. Antitumor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  18. Antitumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  19. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  20. Antiviral — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  21. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  22. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  23. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  24. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  25. Emetic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  26. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  27. Hepatoprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  28. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  29. Inflammatory — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  30. Laxative — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  31. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  32. Lithogenic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  33. MAO-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  34. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  35. Pesticide — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  36. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  37. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

  • TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Plant
  • TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Plant