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Common Names
Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2354.0 | 10700.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 28600.0 | 130000.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SEDANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SESQUITERPENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPHINGOMYELIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 33000.0 | 150000.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SUGARS | 0 | Root | 24200.0 | 110000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Vasodilator | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |