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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 *
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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
Antiglaucomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).