Plant Blechnum orientale (Blechnaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Kuan Chung; Shield Fern

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
ARSENIC	2	Rhizome	not available	0.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Rhizome	not available	8280.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Rhizome	not available	8.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Rhizome	not available	70.0	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Rhizome	not available	2580.0	0.96	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Rhizome	not available	28.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Rhizome	not available	6150.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Rhizome	not available	1930.0	1.59	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Rhizome	not available	17.0	-0.40	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
AntiMS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinociceptive	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	2	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiosteoporotic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiplaque	2	Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprolactin	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antirheumatic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiseptic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispare-Tire	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95