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Common Names
Bei Sha Shen
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 70.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OSTHENOL-7-O-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OSTHENOL-7-O-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLOPTERIN | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLOPTERIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 13900.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 425.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXOL | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXOL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | 26.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387 |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |