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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Bupleurum chinense (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Chai-Hu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ADONITOL 0 Root *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Root *
ARSENIC 2 Root 0.7 -0.18 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 132.0 1200.0 0.04 *
ASH 0 Root 7810.0 71000.0 0.10 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 4.0 36.0 -0.21 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 2200.0 20000.0 1.38 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root *
COBALT 2 Root *
COPPER 12 Root 13.0 16.0 0.47 *
DELTA-22-STIGMASTENOL 0 Root *
DELTA-7-STIGMASTENOL 0 Root *
FAT 0 Root 2200.0 20000.0 -0.10 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Root 90000.0 -0.63 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Root 380000.0 -0.20 *
GUM 0 Root 13200.0 120000.0 0.56 *
IRON 6 Root 2.8 25.0 -0.41 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeshan 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 1 (View) *
Antileukonychic 1 (View) *
Antileukoplakic 1 (View) *
Antileukotriene 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukotriene-D4 2 (View) *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 (View) *
Antilithic 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 (View) *
Antilymphomic 1 (View) *
Antimaculitic 4 (View) *
Antimastalgic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 1 (View) *
AntiMeniere's 1 (View) Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 (View) *
Antimenorrhagic 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).