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Plant Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae)

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Common name(s)
Dokudami, Fishwort, Yu Xing Cao
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-LIMONENE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-SESAMIN Shoot -- -- -- *
0 1,3,5-TRIDECANOYLBENZENE Shoot -- -- -- *
0 1,4-DIHYDROPYRIDINE Shoot -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Plant -- -- -- *
1 1-DECANOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-DODECANOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-NONANOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 2-NONYL-5-DECANOYLPYRIDINE Shoot -- 18.6 -- *
0 3,5-DIDECANOYLPYRIDINE Shoot -- 2.6 -- *
0 3-KETODECANAL Plant -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
6 ACETALDEHYDE Plant -- -- -- *
1 AFZELIN Leaf -- -- -- *
1 AFZELIN Root -- -- -- *
1 AFZELIN Shoot -- 80000.0 1.00 Fuse, J., Kanomori, H., Sakamoto, I., Yahara, S. 1994. Studies on Flavonol Gylcosides in Houttuynia cordata. Nat. Med., 48(4): 307-311.
0 AFZERIN Shoot -- -- -- Fuse, J., Kanomori, H., Sakamoto, I., Yahara, S. 1994. Studies on Flavonol Gylcosides in Houttuynia cordata. Nat. Med., 48(4): 307-311.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Shoot Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.