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Plant Hydrangea arborescens (Hydrangeaceae)

Common Names
Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Root 77.0 221.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 18900.0 54000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 2261.0 6460.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root 0.9 2.5 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Root 1.3 3.8 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root 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.
FAT 0 Root 7000.0 20000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Root not available 120000.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Root not available 380000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root 31500.0 90000.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
HYDRANGIN 0 Root 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.
IRON 6 Root 6.0 18.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Root not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
LOGANIN 4 Shoot not available not available not available Plouvier, V. 1987. Occurrence and distribution of syringoside, skimmin and similar coumarin glycosides and loganin in several botanical groups. C. R. Acad. Sci. Ser. III, 305(6): 183-186.
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 567.0 1620.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 7.0 18.7 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
NEOHYDRANGIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Plouvier, V. 1987. Occurrence and distribution of syringoside, skimmin and similar coumarin glycosides and loganin in several botanical groups. C. R. Acad. Sci. Ser. III, 305(6): 183-186.
NIACIN 39 Root 44.0 125.0 2.17 Duke, 1992 *

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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacne 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin) Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) 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