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Common Names
Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARSENIC | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.1 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Rhizome | 40000.0 | 90000.0 | 0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAERULEIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | 1620.0 | 3410.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COLUMBAMINE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | 11.0 | 17.0 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPTISINE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | 210.0 | 320.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JATEORRHIZINE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | 2240.0 | 2420.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | 260.0 | 398.0 | 1.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | 3550.0 | 6840.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | 54.0 | 296.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WORENINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 600.0 | 2.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 1 | Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994. |
| Insulinogenic | 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 |
| Lachrymatory | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |