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Common Names
Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-DIHYDRO-PHTHALIC-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ADENINE | 11 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 93.0 | 422.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANGELIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICA-POLYMORPHA-ALKALOID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICA-POLYSACCHARIDE-AS-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICA-SINENSIS-COMPOUND-E-232 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELICONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANGELOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 67.0 | 304.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 12320.0 | 56000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387 |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 1 | 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 | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analeptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |