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Plant Angelica dahurica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Bai Zhi
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
5-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-3-METHYLBUTOXY)PSORALEN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXY-8-HYDROXYPSORALEN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,7-DIMETHYLESCULETIN 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-7-ISOPENTENYLOXYCOUMARIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOISOIMPERATORIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELITOXIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANHYDROBYAKANGELICIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BYAKANGELICIN 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BYAKANGELICOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 2140.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CEDRELOPSIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CNIDILIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root not available 10.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
IMPERATORIN 25 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available 1800.0 2.17 Duke, 1992 *
ISOBYAKANGELICOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOIMPERATORIN 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 3.7 -1.36 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 2 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.
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myorelaxant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Photocarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phototoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 3 Merck 11th Edition
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Hu, C. Q., Lee, K. S. 1992. Coumarins From the Roots of Seseli mairei and Inhibition of DNA Topoisomerase II Activity. Tianran Chanwu Yanjiu Yu Kaifa, 4: 6-10.