An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 3430.0 | -0.20 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 120.0 | 0.17 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| METHYL-DECANOATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-DODECANOATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXADECANOATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LAURYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| METHYL-N-NONYL-KETONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-N-NONYL-KETONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-N-UNDECYL-KETONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-NONYL-KETONE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-NONYL-KETONE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DECYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DODECYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOR-CEPHARADIONE-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | 8.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipurpuric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 8 | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| AntiRaynaud's | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 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 |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 4 | 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. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |