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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-O-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-SCOPOLETIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-O-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-SCOPOLETIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-(1,1-DIMETHYLALLYL)-5-HYDROXYPSORALEN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-(1,1-DIMETHYLALLYL)-5-HYDROXYPSORALEN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GERANYLOXYPSORALEN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GERANYLOXYPSORALEN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLOISOIMPERATORIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLOISOIMPERATORIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 1930.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNIDILIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNIDILIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 15.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IMPERATORIN | 25 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IMPERATORIN | 25 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | not available | 820.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | not available | 1650.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antijet-lag | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileucodermic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antileukodermic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotrienogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimitotic | 5 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |