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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTIN | 87 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Shoot | not available | 1200.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESAMIN | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | 212.0 | -0.29 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-4-ENE-3,5-DIONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-N-(4-HYDROXYSTYRYL)-BENZAMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VOMIFOLIOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | not available | 56.0 | 0.04 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| 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. |