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Plant Catalpa ovata (Bignoniaceae)

Common Names
Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3,8-DIHYDROXYDEHYDRO-ISO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4,9-DIHYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4,9-DIHYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5,6-DIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE-6-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,6-DIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE-6-O-BETA-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXY-2-ISOPROPENYLFURANONAPHTHOQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
8-HYDROXYDEHYDRO-ISO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
9-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
9-HYDROXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
9-METHOXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-METHOXY-ALPHA-LAPACHONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-DIHYDROCARYOPTERONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LAPACHONE 1 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-LAPACHONE 1 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
B-SITOSTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 2890.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CATALPALACTONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadhesive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th