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Plant Aconitum carmichaelii (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Aconite; Fu-Tsu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
MAGNESIUM 65 Tuber not available 490.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Tuber not available 18.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
MESACONITINE 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPELLINE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOLINE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Tuber not available 170.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
SENBUSINE-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SENBUSINE-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SENBUSINE-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Tuber not available 204.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
SONGORINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TALITAZAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Tuber not available 13.0 -0.82 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
Gastric-Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 4 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Insecticide 5 Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
Insulinogenic 2 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
Laxative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic 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
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Mydriatic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide 1 Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.