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Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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Alocasia macrorrhizos has been recorded as a medicinal plant in several distinct cultures. In traditional Chinese materia medica, the leaves are decocted to treat cough and fever (Bensky, Clavey & Stoger, 2004). Among the Kalinga people of northern Philippines, fresh leaves are boiled into a mild tea for cough and throat irritation (Mendoza, Santos & Paragas, 2012). In Vanuatu, local healers prepare a leaf infusion taken daily as a malaria remedy (Heine, 1992). All of these reports focus on the leaf as the therapeutic part and describe the preparation as either a brief boil or a longer steep, indicating that the primary therapeutic part is the leaf.

A simple preparation that reflects the documented decoction practice can be made as follows: Weigh 5 g of fresh leaves (or 2 g of dried leaves) and add them to 250 ml of water. Bring the water to a gentle boil, then simmer for 5 minutes, remove from heat and let the mixture steep for an additional 5 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh and discard the plant material. The resulting tea can be consumed warm, up to 200 ml twice daily. Safety note: the plant contains calcium oxalate crystals that can irritate mucous membranes, and it is not recommended for people with a history of kidney stones, for pregnant or nursing women, or for children under 12 years of age.

Phytochemical work on Alocasia macrorrhizos has identified a suite of well‑established compounds that plausibly support the traditional uses. Bensky et al. (2004) list flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol, phenolic acids (caffeic, ferulic and chlorogenic acids), saponins, and the presence of calcium oxalate raphides, all of which are common in Araceae. These flavonoids and phenolic acids exhibit antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory activity, consistent with the leaf’s historic role in relieving cough and fever.

Modern research has confirmed modest antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory activity of leaf extracts in vitro, and the leaf tea is still sold in specialty herbal shops in the Philippines and Vanuatu. Commercial extracts of Alocasia macrorrhizos are now marketed as dietary supplements in several Asian markets, while ongoing pharmacological studies continue to explore its potential as a complementary therapy.

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Common products:
- Ornamental potted and landscape plants; a major horticultural commodity.
- Processed corm (tuber) dried and milled into starch‑rich flour.
- Crude starch extracted from corms for industrial use.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Starch from corms is employed as a thickener, binder in paper and adhesives, and as a feedstock for biodegradable films (high amylose content supports film formation).
- Large leaves are used as natural wrapping material for food and as temporary thatching or shelter due to their size and flexibility.
- Low‑grade fiber from stems has been investigated for pulp in paper production, though commercial adoption remains limited.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- Corm is boiled, roasted or sliced into chips and incorporated into soups, stews and as a staple starch in several Pacific Island cuisines.
- Dried, milled corm is processed into flour used for baking or as a thickening agent in sauces.
- Young leaves are occasionally consumed as a vegetable after thorough cooking; they serve as natural wrappers for steamed dishes.

Properties relevant to use:
- Dry corm tissue contains ≈ 70 % starch; the starch exhibits an amylose proportion of 30–35 %, leading to high gelatinization temperature (≈ 75–80 °C) and stable, clear gels suitable for industrial applications.
- The starch shows high water‑absorption capacity, useful for viscosity control.
- Raw plant tissue contains calcium oxalate raphides; cooking or other processing is required to remove irritation before food use.

Standards and regulation:
- Corm starch and flour are regulated as food additives under the Codex Alimentarius (e.g., Codex Standard for Starches) and are listed as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) in the United States.
- Industrial starch grades must meet ISO 11205 (moisture content) and ISO 17146 (purity) for paper and adhesive applications.
- Ornamental plant trade complies with national phytosanitary regulations and may be subject to CITES for wild‑collected material.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Propagation by corm offsets enables rapid, clonal expansion with limited genetic input.
- Cultivation thrives in tropical low‑elevation soils with modest fertilizer requirements and high humidity tolerance.
- Wild harvesting of corms has been reported to threaten local populations in parts of Southeast Asia; sustainable cultivation programs emphasize replanting offsets and avoiding over‑harvest to preserve wild stocks.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Philodendron peregrinum	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 51 (1841)
Philodendron punctatum	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 48 (1841)
Arum cordifolium	Bory	Voy. îles Afrique 1: 376 (1804)
Arum indicum	Lour.	Fl. Cochinch. : 536 (1790)
Arum macrorrhizon	L.	Sp. Pl. : 965 (1753)
Arum montanum	Roxb.	Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 497 (1832)
Arum mucronatum	Lam.	Encycl. 3: 12 (1789)
Arum peregrinum	L.	Sp. Pl. : 966 (1753)
Arum rapiforme	Roxb.	Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 497 (1832)
Caladium indica	hort. ex K.Koch	Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 136 (1857)
Caladium macrorrhizon	R.Br.	Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 336 (1810)
Caladium metallicum	hort. ex Engl.	Monogr. Phan. 2: 502 (1879)
Caladium odoratum	G.Lodd.	Bot. Cab. t. 416.
Caladium plumbeum	K.Koch	Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 136 (1857)
Calla badian	Blanco	Fl. Filip. : 658 (1837)
Calla maxima	Blanco	Fl. Filip. : 658 (1837)
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra	(Hassk.) Furtado	Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 254 1941
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata	(K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Furtado	Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 253 1941
Colocasia boryi	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 41 (1841)
Colocasia indica	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 39 (1841)
Colocasia indica var. rubra	Hassk.	Pl. Jav. Rar. 145. 1840
Colocasia macrorrhizos	(L.) Schott	Melet. Bot. : 18 (1832)
Colocasia montana	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841)
Colocasia mucronata	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841)
Colocasia peregrina	Raf.	Fl. Tellur. 3: 65 (1837)
Colocasia rapiformis	Kunth	Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841)
Alocasia cordifolia	Cordem.	Fl. Réunion : 136 (1895)
Alocasia indica	Schott	Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410, pro parte. 1854
Alocasia indica var. diversifolia	Engl.	Pflanzenr. IV, 23E: 88. 1920
Alocasia indica var. heterophylla	Engl.	Monogr. Phan. 2: 502. 1879
Alocasia indica var. metallica	(Schott) Schott	Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 145. 1860
Alocasia indica var. rubra	(Hassk.) Engl.	Pflanzenr. IV, 23E: 88 1920
Alocasia indica var. typica	Engl.	Pflanzenr. IV, 23E: 87. 1920
Alocasia indica var. variegata	(K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl.	Monogr. Phan. 2: 502. 1879
Alocasia marginata	N.E.Br.	Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 2: 712 (1887)
Alocasia metallica	Schott	Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854)
Alocasia montana	Schott	Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854)
Alocasia pallida	K.Koch & C.D.Bouché	Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1854(App.): 5 (1855)
Alocasia plumbea	Van Houtte	Fl. Serres Jard. Paris , sér. 2, 11: 93 (1875)
Alocasia rapiformis	Schott	Prodr. Syst. Aroid. : 157 (1860)
Alocasia uhinkii	Engl. & K.Krause	Pflanzenr. IV, 23E: 110. 1920 (1920)
Alocasia variegata	K.Koch & C.D.Bouché	Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1854(App.): 5 (1855)
Colocasia indica	Hassk.	Hoev. & De vriese, Tijdschr. ix. (1842) 160.
Alocasia grandis	N.E.Br.	Gard. Chron. , n.s., 26: 890 (1886)
Alocasia harrisiipulchrum	Pynaert	Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1888(Suppl.): 3 (1888)
Alocasia insignis	Pynaert	Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1888(Suppl.): 3 (1888)
Alocasia gigas	Chantrier ex André	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	cunjevoi
English	giant taro
English	pia
English	biga
English	'ape
English	giant alocasia
ace	birah
Arabic	إلقس أذن الفيل
ban	keladi goak
Bengali	মানকচু
German	riesenblättriges pfeilblatt
Indonesian	bira
lzh	海芋
Malayalam	ആനച്ചേമ്പ്
Malay	keladi seberang
Malay	birah betul
Malay	keladi gajah
Malay	birah negeri
Malay	keladi sebaring
Dutch	alocasie
Polish	alokazja olbrzymia
pwn	qaynguway
pwn	qainguay
Russian	алоказия свинцово-серая
Russian	алоказия толстостебельная
Russian	алоказия крупнокорневищная
Russian	алоказия горная
Tamil	பெருஞ்சேம்பு
Thai	กระดาด
Tonga	kape
Vietnamese	ráy
Chinese	野芋实
Chinese	大海芋
Chinese	热亚海芋
Chinese	海芋
Chinese	蘭嶼姑婆芋

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Saint Helena
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Sudan
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  - Vietnam
- Malesia
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- Southwestern Pacific
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  - Cuba
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  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
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- Northern South America
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- Southern South America
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- Western South America
  - Galápagos

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000949409
UNII	P600HQ573H
Florida Plant Atlas	345
USDA Plants	ALMA11
Tropicos	2106772
INPN	447713
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60444565-2
The Plant List	kew-6775
Missouri Botanical Garden	276573
Open Tree Of Life	481963
NCBI Taxonomy	4456
Nature Serve	2.160587
IPNI	60444565-2
iNaturalist	126165
GBIF	5329904
Freebase	/m/05p4m2m
EPPO	ALDMA
EOL	1097840
USDA GRIN	2492
Wikipedia	Alocasia_macrorrhizos
CMAUP	NPO1977
PFAF	Alocasia macrorrhizos

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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CRISPR/Cas9: an advanced platform for root and tuber crops improvement

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Front Genome Ed

19-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10836405
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous community of the western region of Mizoram, India

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J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

03-Jan-2024

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Healthy Patients, Workforce and Environment: Coupling Climate Adaptation and Mitigation to Wellbeing in Healthcare

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Polymers (Basel)

17-Jul-2023

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doi:	10.3390/polym15143064
PMID:	37514453

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Xu X, Yan C, Ma Z, Wang Q, Zhao J, Zhang R, He L, Zheng W

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

25-May-2023

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Effects of Environmental and Non-Environmental Factors on Dynamic Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation in Leaves under Changing Light

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Plants (Basel)

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Plant Physiol

21-Mar-2023

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Wang G, Huang Y, Yao W, Huang Q, Huang Y, Wei L, Zhou Q

PeerJ

16-Mar-2023

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doi:	10.7717/peerj.15028
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PLoS One

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17-Jan-2023

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Front Psychiatry

14-Dec-2022

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Okasha H, Aboushousha T, Coimbra MA, Cardoso SM, Ghareeb MA

Molecules

03-Dec-2022

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Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
4-Amino-3-methoxyphenol	19818056	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)N	139.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
Feruloyltyramine	5280537	Click to see	313.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Tetraterpenoids / Carotenoids / Carotenes
(6'S)-beta,epsilon-carotene	6419724	Click to see CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2C(=CCCC2(C)C)C)C)C	536.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Acetobetulinic acid	10300534	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C(=O)O	498.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Diosgenin	99474	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1	414.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
Tigogenin	99516	Click to see	416.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Hydroxysteroids / 3-hydroxysteroids / 3-beta-hydroxysteroids
(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,10R,12S,13R,16S)-7,9,13-trimethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-10,16-diol	46833330	Click to see	416.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Physalins and derivatives
(1R,2R,4R,5R,8S,11R,13S,14S,15R,16S,19S,22S,23R,25S)-2,19-dihydroxy-13,16,23-trimethyl-6,10,17,26,27,30-hexaoxanonacyclo[23.2.2.15,14.15,15.01,23.04,22.08,13.011,16.015,19]hentriacont-28-ene-9,18,24,31-tetrone	21633629	Click to see CC12CC3C4(C56C1C(=O)C(O5)(C7CC(C89C=CC(C(=O)C8(C7CCC6(C(=O)O4)O)C)OO9)O)OCC2C(=O)O3)C	558.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
(1R,2S,5S,8S,9S,14R,15R,17R,18R,21S,24R,26S,27S)-14-chloro-5,15-dihydroxy-2,9,26-trimethyl-3,19,23,28-tetraoxaoctacyclo[16.9.1.118,27.01,5.02,24.08,17.09,14.021,26]nonacos-11-ene-4,10,22,29-tetrone	10769263	Click to see	563.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
Physalin F	49864133	Click to see	526.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Physalin G	56683730	Click to see	526.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal alkaloids / Solanidines and derivatives
Solanidine	65727	Click to see CC1CCC2C(C3C(N2C1)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C	397.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal alkaloids / Spirosolanes and derivatives
(1R,2S,3'R,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,10R,12S,13R,16S)-10,16-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,6'-piperidine]-3'-carboxylic acid	21573758	Click to see	459.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,10R,12S,13R,16S)-5'-(hydroxymethyl)-7,9,13-trimethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-piperidine]-10,16-diol	21573757	Click to see	445.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,10R,12S,13R,16S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-piperidine]-10,16-diol	21573755	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(C(CC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)O)C)C)NC1	429.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
N-Methylsolasodine	21573751	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)N(C1)C	427.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solasodine	442985	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)NC1	413.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,10R,12S,13R,16S)-10-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-piperidine]-16-yl]oxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	21573761	Click to see	900.10	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-6-[(1S,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	102058012	Click to see	722.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
Degalactotigonin	162401	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	1035.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Khasianine	21573759	Click to see	721.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
Nigrumnin I	10820113	Click to see	1151.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
nigrumnin II	10630134	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4C3(C(=O)CC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(CO2)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)O)O)C)C)O)C)OC1	1181.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solamargine	73611	Click to see	868.10	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solanigroside C	16083118	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3C(O2)C(C4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)O)C)OC1=O)O	1111.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solanigroside D	16083121	Click to see	1181.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solanigroside E	16083119	Click to see	1197.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solanigroside G	16083120	Click to see	1051.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solanigroside H	16083123	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)O)O)C)C)O)C)OC1	1047.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Solasonine	119247	Click to see	884.10	unknown	via CMAUP database
Uttroside B	44566638	Click to see	1215.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids
alpha-Glycine	5257127	Click to see	75.07	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
(1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid	9476	Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	354.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Qui3Me(b1-4)Oli3Me(a)-O-Et	101490302	Click to see CCOC1CC(C(C(O1)C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)OC)O)OC	350.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Qui3Me(b1-4)Oli3Me(b)-O-Et	101490301	Click to see	350.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Nothoapiole	185518	Click to see	252.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indoles / 3-alkylindoles
Indolyl-3-ethanol acetate	588705	Click to see	203.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans
Paspalitrem A	10028978	Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1)NC3=C2CC4C3(C5(CCC67C(=CC(=O)C(O6)C(O7)(C)C)C5(CC4)O)C)C)C	501.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 3,4-dihydrocoumarins
7-Methoxy-8-(3-oxobut-1-enyl)-3,4-dihydrochromen-2-one	162893024	Click to see	246.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, ethyl ester	65133	Click to see	222.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ethyl Caffeate	5317238	Click to see	208.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
Methyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	159894	Click to see	238.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid	2518	Click to see	180.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Angular furanocoumarins
Isobergapten	68082	Click to see	216.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 5-methoxypsoralens
Bergapten	2355	Click to see	216.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 8-hydroxypsoralens
9-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one	163047640	Click to see C1=COC2=C(C3=C(C=C21)C(=CC(=O)O3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	380.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
9-Hydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one	163047639	Click to see	380.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 8-methoxypsoralens
Isopimpinellin	68079	Click to see COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)OC	246.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-9114-Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-5-O-glycosides
[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	101243377	Click to see	933.80	unknown	via CMAUP database

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