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Common Names
Sheng Ma
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticonvulsant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidandruff | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Let's Live, May 1989. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |