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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Nandina domestica (Berberidaceae)

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Common name(s)
Heavenly Bamboo, Nanten (Jap.), Sacred Bamboo, Southern Heaven Bamboo
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (-)-EPISYRINGARESINOL Plant -- -- -- *
3 ACETONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALKALOIDS Seed -- 7000.0 -0.45 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
18 AMENTOFLAVONE Leaf -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 100.0 -0.43 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Seed -- 27000.0 -0.63 *
130 BERBERINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 CALISTEPHIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 DEHYDRONANTENINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 DOMESTICINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed -- -- -- *
7 FUMARIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
9 HCN Plant -- -- -- *
1 HYDROXYPROLINE Plant -- -- -- *
5 ISOBOLDINE Plant -- -- -- *
5 ISOCORYDINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ISODOMESTICINE Plant -- -- -- *
13 JATRORRHIZINE Plant -- -- -- *
10 LIGNANS Plant -- -- -- *
11 MAGNOFLORINE Plant -- -- -- *
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*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.