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Plant Acanthopanax gracilistylis (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Wu Chia Pi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4-METHOXYSALICYLALDEHYDE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root Bark not available 0.2 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root Bark not available 12600.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root Bark not available 14.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root Bark not available 250.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root Bark not available 2840.0 1.09 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root Bark not available 74.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root Bark not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root Bark not available 15300.0 2.16 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root Bark not available 463.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Root Bark not available 19.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *