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Common Names
Shiitake
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticataract | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticerebrotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticholesteremic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antichoreic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Anticorneitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidementia | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Ammonia) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antieczemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |