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Common Names
Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | not available | 14900.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-3 | 2 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROGALLOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | 58.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Leaf | not available | 200000.0 | 1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | 50000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAACETATE-CORILAGIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | not available | 28.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 7 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |