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Plant Cistanche salsa (Orobanchaceae)

Common Names
Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 1730.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available 8.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 60.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 810.0 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 20.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Plant not available 0.1 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PALLIDOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 17100.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 1970.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Plant not available 13.0 -0.39 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
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 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.