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Plant Forsythia suspensa (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao
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
ARCTIIN 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 4380.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 19.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
D-PINORESINOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-PINORESINOL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHIDMETHYLETHER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHOSIDE-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHOSIDE-B 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHOSIDE-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHOSIDE-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 440.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 1160.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 120.0 0.39 Duke, 1992 *
MATAIRESINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHILLYGENIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHILLYRIN 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHILLYRIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Adaptogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.