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Common Names
Fortune's Fern
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 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 16000.0 | 1.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 10.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | not available | 4140.0 | 2.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 39.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 0.1 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGIN | 12 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 16900.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 68.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | not available | 17.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| 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 |