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Plant Aristolochia debilis (Aristolochiaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Birthwort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
1(10)-ARISTOLEN-15-AL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1(10)-ARISTOLONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OXOISHWARANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HYDROXYARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-METHOXYARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOCHINIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIALACTAM 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID 33 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID 33 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.2 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 1740.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 14.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
CYCLANOLINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEBILONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 190.0 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 1880.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenocarcinoma 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 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.