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Plant Actaea dahurica (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma
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
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
24-O-ACETYLISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYLIDEN)-2-INDOLINONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome not available 9750.0 0.61 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
CIMIFUGIN 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIMITIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 8.0 -0.57 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
DAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
FERULIC-ACID 61 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
IRON 6 Rhizome not available 680.0 0.97 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
ISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOFERULIC-ACID 4 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome not available 1450.0 -0.20 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome not available 74.0 -0.34 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
NORVISNAGIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PHENOL-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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 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 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.