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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitriglyceride | 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 |
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 9 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |