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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cimicifuga dahurica (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Sheng Ma
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome *
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome *
24-O-ACETYLISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome *
3-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYLIDEN)-2-INDOLINONE 0 Rhizome *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Rhizome *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 9750.0 0.61 *
CIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome *
CIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome *
COPPER 12 Rhizome 8.0 -0.57 *
DAHURINOL 0 Rhizome *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Rhizome *
IRON 6 Rhizome 680.0 0.97 *
ISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome *
ISOFERULIC-ACID 4 Rhizome *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome 1450.0 -0.20 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome 74.0 -0.34 *
NORVISNAGIN 0 Rhizome *
PHENOL-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Rhizome *
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome 18600.0 0.63 *
SODIUM 1 Rhizome 85.0 -0.53 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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.
Allelopathic 1 (View) 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 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadenoviral 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 (View) *
Antianorectic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.