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Plant Forsythia suspensa (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao
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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 5 Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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 7 Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *