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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
OLEIC-ACID 18 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOL 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPEROLACTAM-A 0 Shoot not available 4.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 54300.0 2.27 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
POTASSIUM-SULFATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-L-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Shoot not available 8600.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
REYNOUTRIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 6 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.