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Common Names
Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclin-D1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Decongestant | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hepatoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 1 | Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470. |
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mydriatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |