Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Sophora japonica (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Japanese Pagoda Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-MEDICARPIN 0 Plant *
(D,L)-MAACKIAIN 0 Root *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-ISOFLAVONE-4'-BETA-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE 0 Fruit *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Root *
AMHYDROPISATIN 0 Root *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 470.0 -0.40 *
ASH 0 Seed 39000.0 -0.27 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant *
BETULIN 13 Flower *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Plant *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-(BETA-D-XYLOSYL{1-6}-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE) 0 Wood *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Wood *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 2649.0 -0.28 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 668000.0 0.57 *
CYTISINE 10 Seed *
D-MAACKIAIN 0 Root *
FAT 0 Seed 69000.0 121000.0 -0.76 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
FIBER 15 Seed 99000.0 -0.28 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiacne 1 (View) *