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Common Names
Blue Cohosh
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-ANAGYRINE | 0 | Root | not available | 92.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-BAPTIFOLINE | 0 | Root | not available | 77.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root | 2200.0 | 8100.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 84.0 | 762.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANAGYRINE | 11 | Root | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 5.7 | 51.5 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 16060.0 | 146000.0 | 2.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAPTIFOLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BAPTIFOLINE | 0 | Root | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 2.6 | 24.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 428.0 | 3890.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 81950.0 | 745000.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAULOPHYLLINE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAULOPHYLLUM-SAPONIN-2 | 0 | Root | not available | 260.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiendotoxic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotoxic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiepileptic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesherichic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |