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Common Names
Jih-Chiung
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTYL-PHTHALIDE | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYLIDENPHTHALIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 1710.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNIDILIDE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNIDIUM-LACTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 20000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 240.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGUSTILIDE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | not available | 850.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 30.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCNIDILIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 8750.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEDANOLIDE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEDANONIC-ACID-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENKYUNOLIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 185.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 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 |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |