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Plant Actaea cimicifuga (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Sheng ma, Bugbane, Foetid Bugbane
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIMIFUGINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenoviral 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenoviral) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiatherogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Colon)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Forestomach)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Liver)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Skin)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinogenic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticariogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticariogenic) Duke, 1992 *