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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Antimycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinicotinic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiosteoporotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiplaque | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiplatelet | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |