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Plant Atractylodes lancea (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Cang Zhu
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
2-FURALDEHYDE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-ACETOXYATRACTYLON 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXYATRACTRYLON 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLATRACTYLODINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLODIN 4 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLODINOL 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLON 7 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome not available 11300.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 12.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ELEMOL 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Rhizome 50000.0 90000.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL 6 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HINESOL 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome not available 290.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
L-ALPHA-BISABOLOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome not available 790.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome not available 39.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome not available 6210.0 -0.75 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
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 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
Antianoxic 1 Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990.
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.