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Plant Cimicifuga dahurica (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Sheng Ma
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
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
12-HYDROXYCIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-O-ACETYLISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYLIDEN)-2-INDOLINONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome not available 9750.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CIMIGENOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIMIGENOL-XYLOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 8.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
DAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome not available 680.0 0.97 Duke, 1992 *
ISODAHURINOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFERULIC-ACID 4 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome not available 1450.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome not available 74.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
NORVISNAGIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome not available 18600.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Rhizome not available 85.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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 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 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
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
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.