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Plant Ephedra nevadensis (Ephedraceae)

Common Names
Brigham Tea, Mormon Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-NEOPSEUDOEPHEDRINE? 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Plant 4500.0 58100.0 4.76 Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 49 Branches not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPHEDRINE 49 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 49 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPHEDRINE 49 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LUCENIN-2 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant not available 5000.0 0.68 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available 50000.0 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
RESIN 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN-2 12 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Adrenergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Adrenergic) Martindale's 29th
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Martindale's 29th
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiappetant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiappetant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarachidonate) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic) Martindale's 29th
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibronchitic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Prostate)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinomic) Duke, 1992 *