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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISAMMINOL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VISNAGIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | not available | 18.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |