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.
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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
Cancer-Preventive	1	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	1	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic	1	Abstract (See species file)
cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Choleretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
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
Coronary-Dilator	1	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Delta-9-Desaturase-Inhibitor	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Energizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ergotamine-Enhancer	1	Martindale's 29th