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Plant Fraxinus rhynchophylla (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Ash
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
ARSENIC 2 Bark not available 0.2 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Bark not available 38600.0 1.90 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Bark not available 6.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULIN 29 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXETIN 12 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXIN 10 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Bark not available 120.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Bark not available 2070.0 0.22 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Bark not available 89.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Bark not available 0.1 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Bark not available 6080.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Bark not available 58.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Bark not available 17.0 0.40 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
Antinociceptive 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 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
Antiosteoporotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipanniculopathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 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
Antirheumatic 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiseborrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antispare-Tire 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
Antispasmodic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.