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Common Names
Bai Zhi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Genotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatoprotective | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypertrichotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165 |
| Hypotensive | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insecticide | 2 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Lipolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-B-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |