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Plant Bupleurum chinense (Apiaceae)

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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimetastatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 3 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.