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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTIN | 87 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Shoot | not available | 1200.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESAMIN | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | 212.0 | -0.29 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-4-ENE-3,5-DIONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VOMIFOLIOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | not available | 56.0 | 0.04 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| 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 * |