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Common Names
Chinese Parasol
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Daroca, P., Rodriguez, J., Reano, M., Canto, G., Miranda, P. 1996. Fever From Caffeine. Allergy, 51(3): 189-191. |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Tachycardic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratogenic | 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. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 1 | Tohda, H., Zhao, J. H., Oikawa, A. 1992. A Possible Involvement of DNA Topoisomerase I in 'Caffeine Effect' After Ultraviolet Irradiation. Tohoku J Exp Med, 168: 129-132. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Shin, C. G., Strayer, J. M., Wani, M., Snapka, R. M. 1990. Rapid Evaluation of Topoisomerase Inhibitors: Caffeine Inhibition of Topoisomerases in vivo. Teratogen Carcinogen Mutagen, 10: 41-52. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 4 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |