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Common Names
Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Shoot | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-MENTH-2-EN-7-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-MENTH-2-EN-7-OL | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-MENTHA-1,5-DIEN-7-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PERILLYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 5.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 678.0 | 3230.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 2772.0 | 13200.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 22680.0 | 108000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOEPHEDRINE | 17 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PSEUDOEPHEDRINE | 17 | Shoot | 270.0 | 21400.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PSEUDOEPHEDRINE | 17 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Shoot | not available | 7.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 2.3 | 11.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | 0.7 | 3.1 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 90.0 | 430.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STYRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 39.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Anticancer | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticaries | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 6 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |