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Plant Cynanchum atratum (Asclepiadaceae)

Common Names
Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 4.9 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 9900.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root not available 12.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
CYNANCHOL 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available 1350.0 1.52 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 2210.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root not available 341.0 3.53 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root not available 0.1 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root not available 13200.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root not available 940.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Root not available 31.0 0.30 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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 5 Duke, 1992 *