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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 16 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 10 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillarifortificant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillarigenic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 3 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardioprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |