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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytostatic | 1 | Darias, V., Bravo, L., Rabanal, R., Sanchez-Mateo, C.C., and Martin-Herrera, D.A. 1988. Cytostatic and Antibacterial Activity of Some Compounds Isolated from Several Lamiaceae Species from the Canary Islands. Planta Medica 56(1): 70, 1990. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Dentifrice | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Desaturase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |