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Plant Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae)

Common Names
Fishwort, Dokudami, Yu Xing Cao
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,5-TRIDECANOYLBENZENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-DIHYDROPYRIDINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DECANOL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DODECANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-NONANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONYL-5-DECANOYLPYRIDINE 0 Shoot not available 18.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIDECANOYLPYRIDINE 0 Shoot not available 2.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-KETODECANAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Shoot not available 80000.0 1.00 Fuse, J., Kanomori, H., Sakamoto, I., Yahara, S. 1994. Studies on Flavonol Gylcosides in Houttuynia cordata. Nat. Med., 48(4): 307-311.
AFZERIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Fuse, J., Kanomori, H., Sakamoto, I., Yahara, S. 1994. Studies on Flavonol Gylcosides in Houttuynia cordata. Nat. Med., 48(4): 307-311.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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