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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARISTOLACTAM-A-II | 0 | Shoot | not available | 5.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | 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. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | not available | 770.0 | -1.37 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | 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. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAPRYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | 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. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |