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Common Names
Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-BETA-HYDROXYALISOL-B-MONOACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-BETA-METHOXYALISOL-B-MONOACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLALISOLS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLVALINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE-5'-PHOSPHOSULFATE-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISMOL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISMOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-A | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-A-MONOACETATE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-B | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-B-MONOACETATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-C | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALISOL-C-MONOACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.1 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | 1630.0 | 3430.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiataxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |