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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor-Promoter | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | 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. |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bacteriophagicide | 1 | de Vries, D. J. and Blumberg, P. M., Thermoregulatory effects of resiniferatoxin in the mouse: comparison with capsaicin, Life Sciences, 44, 1989, 711-715. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bufocide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 6 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |