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Common Names
Cang Zhu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-FURALDEHYDE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-ACETOXYATRACTYLON | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYATRACTRYLON | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLATRACTYLODINOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATRACTYLODIN | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATRACTYLODINOL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATRACTYLON | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 11300.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 12.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 50000.0 | 90000.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HINESOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 290.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | not available | 790.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 39.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 6210.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianoxic | 1 | Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990. |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |