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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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiviral 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiwrinkle 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Ascaricide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *