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Plant Euodia rutaecarpa (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Wou Chou Yu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LIMONENE 60 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 4950.0 1.31 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 63.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 14600.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
RHETSININE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTAECARPINE 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTAEVINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 34.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
WUCHUYINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 18.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidistat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrovasodilator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 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
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Kang, S. S., Kim, J. S., Son, K. H., Kim, H. P., Chang, H. W. 1999. Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor from Evodia rutaecarpa. Nat. Prod. Sci., 5(2): 65-69.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Decongestant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th