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Plant Fallopia japonica (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
FALLACINOL 0 Root not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
IODINE 12 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
IRON 6 Plant 360.0 1300.0 0.79 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LEAD 0 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
MANGANESE 14 Plant 59.0 330.0 1.67 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
NICKEL 3 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 2300.0 2800.0 -0.38 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
PHYSCION-8-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHYSCION-8-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PICEID 7 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PLASTOQUINONE-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PLASTOQUINONE-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POLYDATIN 15 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POLYDATOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POLYGONIN 6 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POLYSACCHARIDES 0 Root not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 18700.0 22000.0 0.01 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Root not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *