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Plant Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae)

Common Names
Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CEPHARANONE-B 0 Shoot not available 8.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE 0 Shoot not available 1.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available 26.0 1.33 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
DECAN-1-AL 1 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-AL 1 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL 0 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECANAL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant not available 5000.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FLUORIDE 3 Shoot not available 11.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 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 *