Plant Asiasarum heterotropoides (Aristolochiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Asian Wild Ginger

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
(2E,4E,8Z,10E)-N-ISOBUTYL-2,4,8,10-DODECATETRAENAMIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(2E,4E,8Z,10Z)-N-ISOBUTYL-2,4,8,10-DODECATETRAENAMIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Root	not available	0.7	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Root	7450.0	12900.0	0.60	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Root	13.0	14.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
ELEMICIN	16	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUCARVONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIGENAMINE	5	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Root	450.0	2800.0	3.63	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	2520.0	2600.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	120.0	248.0	2.42	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Root	not available	0.2	0.17	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL	20	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PELLITORINE	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	11600.0	18200.0	0.18	Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE	29	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	226.0	278.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	38.0	59.0	1.53	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
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant	3	Janssens, J., Laekeman, G.M., Pieters, L.A.C., Totte, J., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. 1990. Nutmeg Oil: Identification and Quantitation of its Most Active Constituents as Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation. J.of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 179-188, 1990.
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