Plant Firmiana simplex (Sterculiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chinese Parasol

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
ARSENIC	2	Seed	not available	0.3	2.63	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE	62	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	not available	2310.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	not available	15.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	not available	70.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	not available	4480.0	0.61	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	not available	23.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Seed	not available	0.1	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	not available	14500.0	0.17	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	not available	78.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
STERCULIC-ACID	4	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Seed	not available	25.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antistress	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke	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
Antisyndrome-X	3	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
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride	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
Antitumor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivaccinia	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	1	Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Arrhythmigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).