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Common Names
Chinese Birthwort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 33.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | not available | 21500.0 | 0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | not available | 136.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Fruit | not available | 40.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidandruff | 2 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Let's Live, May 1989. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieicosanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifertility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |