Plant Bupleurum chinense (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chai-Hu

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
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	550.0	5000.0	1.30	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	0.6	5.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Root	not available	0.1	-0.01	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	2.0	19.0	-0.91	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	77.0	700.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	2640.0	24000.0	0.60	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Root	17600.0	160000.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOGENIN-E	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOGENIN-F	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOGENIN-G	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN-A	7	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN-B	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN-C	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN-D	8	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	13.0	120.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL	12	Root	not available	not available	not available	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
Propecic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer	1	Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide	1	Martindale's 29th
Ubiquiot	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant	1	Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator	5	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).