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Common Names
Japanese Gentian
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 1.1 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 7490.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 18.0 | 0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIANINE | 24 | Root | not available | 500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIANOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIOBIOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIOPICRIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIOPICROSIDE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | not available | 910.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | not available | 1150.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 98.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 8980.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 140.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SWERTIAMARIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | 18.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mutagenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotoxic | 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. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 1 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Martindale's 28th |