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Plant Lentinus edodes

Common Names
Shiitake
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
1-(METHYL-THIO)-DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-3-5-6-8-HEXATHIONANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-3-5-TETRATHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-5-7-PENTATHIOCANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-5-TETRATHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-6-TETRATHIEPANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-7-9-10-HEXATHIADODECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-TRITHIOLANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-3-5-TRITHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-3-DITHIETANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-5-6-TETRATHIAHEPTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5'-CYCLIC-AMP 0 Fruit 400.0 690.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOISOLEUCINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIS-((METHYL-SULFONYL)-METHYL)-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit not available 53.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBON-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit 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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Martindale's 29th
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialopecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.