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Plant Polygonum multiflorum (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Cornbind, Fleeceflower, Fo Ti, He Shou Wu, Chinese Knotweed
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,3,5,4'-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE-2-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available 12000.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
2,3,5,4'-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE-2-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-EMODIN 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYLPROCYANIDIN-B-2 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-O-GALLOYL-L-CATECHIN 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-O-GALLOYL-L-EPICATECHIN 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B-1 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
6-ACETYL-2-METHOXY-7-METHYL-JUGLONE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root not available 152.0 -0.23 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Root not available 11000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.37 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASH 0 Root not available 70000.0 0.07 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available 2.4 -0.42 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BISADE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 2225.0 -1.22 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
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5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HETE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AGEs-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AGEs-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Akt-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Akt-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Fujita, T., Ohira, K., Miyatake, K., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, M. 1995. Inhibitory Effect of Perillosides A and C, Related Monoterpene Glucosides on Aldose Reductase and Their Structure-Activity Relationships. Chem Pharm Bull, 43(6): 920-926.
Allelochemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) 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 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 7 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.