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Common Names
Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIPOSIDE | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPOSIDIC-ACID | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUTTA-PERCHA | 0 | Bark | 20000.0 | 65000.0 | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| IRON | 6 | Bark | not available | 300.0 | 0.44 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | not available | 100000.0 | -1.14 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | 640000.0 | 680000.0 | 1.39 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Bark | not available | 2080.0 | 0.23 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Bark | not available | 135.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Bark | not available | 0.9 | -0.56 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | 160000.0 | 180000.0 | -0.74 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLIVIL-4',4'-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | 47000.0 | -0.90 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PINORESINOL-DIGLUCOSIDE | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | not available | 6170.0 | 0.04 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROGALLOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 70000.0 | 0.15 | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bark | not available | 2820.0 | 3.47 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 25000.0 | -0.74 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimelanomic | 2 | New York Times, 3/28/95. |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiophidic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |