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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Gastrodia elata (Orchidaceae)

Common Names
Tian Ma
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
ZINC 77 Rhizome 12.0 -0.43 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 *
Antiulcer 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiyeast 1 *
Anxiolytic 3 *
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Bacteristat 1 *
Beta-Blocker 1 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 3 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 *
Cardioprotective 3 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Choleretic 2 Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th