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Common Names
Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-ACETYLACTEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| 27-DEOXYACTEIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 27-DESOXYACETYLACTEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ACTEIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACTEIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 226.0 | -0.19 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 21.0 | -0.63 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 2.4 | -0.42 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 5970.0 | -0.16 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | not available | 813000.0 | -0.22 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | not available | 1.8 | -0.20 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CIMICIFUGIN | 0 | Root | 150000.0 | 200000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIMICIFUGOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIMIFUGOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CIMIGONITE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CIMIGOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | not available | 3.8 | -0.46 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarthritic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Anticancer | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |