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Plant Angelica sinensis (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticolitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonstrictive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiabetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th