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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
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 *
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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
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Mutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 10 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 3 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 3 Duke, 1992 *