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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fungistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Genotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatoprotective | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | 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. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypertrichotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165 |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insecticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinogenic | 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 |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | 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 |
| Lipolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |