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Plant Aconitum carmichaelii (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Aconite; Fu-Tsu
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
14-O-ACETYLTALATIZAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITINE 26 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 5000.0 10000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Tuber not available 0.8 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ATISINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Tuber not available 2550.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
CARMICHAELINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Tuber not available 12.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
FUZILINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOKBUSINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOKBUSINE-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYGENAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPACONITINE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPOGNAVINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IGNAVINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Tuber not available 310.0 1.59 Duke, 1992 *
ISOTALATIZIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JESACONITINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARACOLINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KOBUSINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 5 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 1 Life Sciences 55: 1061.
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *