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Common Names
Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 437.0 | 2080.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2163.0 | 10300.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 17220.0 | 82000.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 162000.0 | 238000.0 | 0.04 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| RACEMOSIDE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| RACEMOSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 0.6 | 2.7 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 12.0 | 58.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 16800.0 | 80000.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Root | 21000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIC-ACID | 41 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | not available | 58.0 | 4.57 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 11 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| Corrosive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |