An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Bupleurum chinense (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Chai-Hu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

Select a Results View:

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
3-O-(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-OLEANOLIC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADONITOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.7 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 132.0 1200.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 7810.0 71000.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 4.0 36.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 2200.0 20000.0 1.38 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 13.0 16.0 0.47 Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-22-STIGMASTENOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-7-STIGMASTENOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 2200.0 20000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Root not available 90000.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Root not available 380000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root 13200.0 120000.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 2.8 25.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available 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
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitumor 2 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *